In the Wake of a Stranger is a 1959 British thriller film directed by David Eady and starring Tony Wright, Shirley Eaton and Danny Green. In the film, a group of murderers try to frame an innocent sailor, Tom Cassidy (Tony Wright), for their crime.
Cast
Tony Wright - Tom Cassidy
Shirley Eaton - Joyce Edwards
Danny Green - Barnes
Willoughby Goddard - Shafto
Harry H. Corbett - McCabe
Tom Bowman - Spike
Alun Owen - Ferris
Barbara Archer - Barmaid
Vanda Godsell - Hetty McCabe
James Ottaway - Johnson
Peter Sinclair - Sea Captain
Peter Carver - Lorry Driver
Frank Pemberton - Landlord
Patricia Dean - Secretary
David Hemmings - Schoolboy
Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "The plot is confusing and often illogical, and the love story only gets in the way of the mystery"; and Leonard Maltin gave the film two out of four stars, calling it, "just fair."