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The Young Stranger

The Young Stranger

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 24mApproved
Drama
6.5
IMDB Rating
723 votes

After a 16-year-old, neglected by his movie producer father, gets in trouble, his father doesn't believe his claim of self-defense.

Director
John Frankenheimer
Writers
N/A
Stars
James MacArthur, Kim Hunter, James Daly
Release Date
February 1, 1957
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 31
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

James MacArthur
James MacArthur
as Hal Ditmar
Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter
as Helen Ditmar
James Daly
James Daly
as Tom Ditmar
James Gregory
James Gregory
as Police Sgt. Shipley
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
as Grubbs
👤
Jeffrey Silver
as Jerry Doyle
Jack Mullaney
Jack Mullaney
as Confused Boy
Tom Pittman
Tom Pittman
as Lynn Spears
👤
Charles Davis
as Detective
Gary Vinson
Gary Vinson
as Boy in Courtroom

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
John Marshall High School - 3939 Tracy Street, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Stuart Miller Productions

🏷️ Keywords

father son estrangementhigh school studentteenage boy protagonistmovie theaterused car

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Despite being a relatively unknown film, it's a dandy.
by planktonrules2018-08-13
8/10

"When the story begins, Hal (James MacArthur) and his friend are at a movie theater and Hal is behaving a bit like a jerk with the man sitting in front of him. He SHOULD have taken his feet off the chair and that would have been the end of it. However, Hal wouldn't back down and the man goes to get the manager. At this point, Hal backs off and tries to just leave the theater to diffuse the situation. But the theater owner has an usher grab him and drag him back into the theater and, not surprisingly, a scuffle breaks out. Hal slugs the manager, as he was trying to get away. Soon, he's..."

💡 Did You Know?

Based on a real incident between this film's screenwriter Robert Dozier and his father William Dozier, then head of production at RKO.

📖 Synopsis

After a 16-year-old, neglected by his movie producer father, gets in trouble, his father doesn't believe his claim of self-defense.