Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Produced by Stanley Kramer
Written by Morton Thompson
(novel)
Edna Anhalt
Edward Anhalt
(screenplay)
Starring Olivia de Havilland
Robert Mitchum
Frank Sinatra
Music by George Antheil
Buddy Kaye
Cinematography Franz Planer
Editing by Frederic Knudtson
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) June 28, 1955 (1955-06-28)
Running time 135 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Not as a Stranger was a 1954 novel written by Morton Thompson. The romantic melodrama became widely popular, topping that year's list of bestselling novels in the United States. The novel was adapted into a 1955 film of the same name by United Artists Pictures.[1][2] Not as a Stranger was Stanley Kramer's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles, backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Charles Bickford, Lon Chaney, Jr., Harry Morgan, and Lee Marvin. Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel, From Here to Eternity, two years earlier. Initially a box office success, Not as a Stranger is obscure today, never receiving widespread distribution in VHS markets, and never being released on the DVD format.

Thompson's novel is mentioned rather ironically in Marilynne Robinson's 1980 novel Housekeeping, where it is read by the young heroine (and narrator) Ruth. "That isn't the sort of thing you should be reading," her guardian, Sylvie, says; "I don't know how it got in the house!" The novel is eventually burned by Sylvie along with lots of other reading material before Sylvie and Ruth run away (chapter 10). "I did not tell her it was a library book," Ruth comments wryly.

Contents

Plot for the film

The movie follows a group of medical students through school, hospital internships, and eventually their careers as doctors. Dr. Lucas Marsh (Robert Mitchum) was blinded by ambition, losing his idealism after marrying older woman Kristina Hedvigson (Olivia de Havilland) in order to make it through medical school. He is indifferent toward his wife, dedicated only to his work. As he climbs his way to the top of the medical profession by using others, he is forced to face his morality after his misjudgment leads to the death of a friend.

Cast

Awards

The motion picture was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording (Watson Jones).[3] Frank Sinatra was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor, and Charles Bickford won that year's National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actor.

References

  1. ^ Variety film review; June 15, 1955, page 6.
  2. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; June 18, 1955, page 100.
  3. ^ "The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/28th-winners.html. Retrieved 2011-08-21. 

External links

v · d · eFilms directed by Stanley Kramer
1950s
Not as a Stranger (1955) • The Pride and the Passion (1957) • The Defiant Ones (1958) • On the Beach (1959)
1960s
Inherit the Wind (1960) • Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) • Ship of Fools (1965) • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) • The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
1970s
R. P. M. (1970) • Bless the Beasts and Children (1971) • Oklahoma Crude (1973) • The Domino Principle (1977) • The Runner Stumbles (1979)

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