Movie

Never Love a Stranger

1958 · 91 min

A somber, old-fashioned crime drama that moves deliberately, weighed down by guilt and the pull of loyalty.

Tagline: RAW and VIOLENT as the book that sold 3,000,000 SIZZLING copies!
Overview: Orphan turns bad, finds redemption with some help from boyhood pal. This movie is of interest because of the presence of a young Steve McQueen, the leading man being John Drew Barrymore, father of the more famous Drew, and for being based on a novel by Harold Robbins, famous for steamy writing in his day.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, crime, redemption, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
crime
redemption
betrayal
isolation
Places: big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild