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Welcome Stranger

1947 · 107 min

A gentle, folksy comedy with songs and small-town charm, easy to watch and warmly predictable.

Directed by
Elliott Nugent
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald
Tagline
They're Back!... They're Better!
Overview
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his temporary replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young, singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once Pearson meets teacher Trudy Mason, he is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?

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Directed by
Elliott Nugent
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Elliott Nugent
Written by
Arthur Sheekman
Starring
Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, Wanda Hendrix, Frank Faylen, Elizabeth Patterson, Robert Shayne, Larry Young
Music
Robert Emmett Dolan
Cinematography
Lionel Lindon
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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