

Phone Call from a Stranger(1952)
"Five great stars in a masterpiece of bold and intimate emotions !"
Overview
Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survivor. He then sets off on a journey to discover who these people were, but ultimately discovers the devastating truth about himself.
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Shelley Winters
Binky Gay

Gary Merrill
David Trask

Michael Rennie
Dr. Robert Fortness

Bette Davis
Marie Hoke

Keenan Wynn
Eddie Hoke

Evelyn Varden
Sallie Carr

Warren Stevens
Marty Nelson

Beatrice Straight
Claire Fortness

Ted Donaldson
Jerry Fortness

Craig Stevens
Mike Carr

Helen Westcott
Jane Trask

Hugh Beaumont
Tim Brooks

George Nader
Pilot

John Doucette
Bartender
Genevieve Bell
Perdita Chandler

Harry Cheshire
Ken Christy

George Eldredge

Franklyn Farnum

Bess Flowers

Keith Hetherington

Thomas E. Jackson

Freeman Lusk
Bill Neff

Nestor Paiva

Tom Powers

Davis Roberts
Herschel Graham
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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