The Strangers Came
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Directed byAlfred Travers
Written by
- Tom Duggan
- Alfred Healy
- Alfred Travers
Produced by
- Roger Proudlock
- Nigel Proudlock
- Michael Healy
Starring
- Tommy Duggan
- Shirl Conway
- Shamus Locke
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| Directed by | Alfred Travers |
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| Cinematography | Cyril Arapoff |
| Edited by | Ernest Hilton |
| Music by | Eamonn O'Gallagher |
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| Distributed by | Grand National Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Strangers Came (also known as You Can't Fool an Irishman) is a 1949 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Tommy Duggan, Shirl Conway and Shamus Locke.[2] It was written by Duggan, Alfred Healy and Travers and made by Vandyke Productions.[3]
A self-important American filmmaker goes to a small Irish village with plans to make a movie about the life of St Patrick.
Cast
- Tommy Duggan as Stefan Wurlitz
- Shirl Conway as Jane McDonald
- Shamus Locke as Tom O'Flaherty
- Tony Quinn as hotelier
- Reed De Rouen as manager
- Eve Eacott as Donna del Monte
- Josephine Fitzgerald as widow McDermott
- Sheila Martin as Mary Laffey
- Geoffrey Goodheart as Joe Bantham
Production
Some of the film was shot on location in Ireland.[4]