The read
It runs a compact 11m.
Synopsis
In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep a promise.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques TourneurDirector
- Douglas FosterScreenplay
- Albert Hay MalotteOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John NesbittNarrator (voice)
- Paul GuilfoyleThe Stranger (uncredited)
- Dorothy VaughanMrs. Brewster (uncredited)
- Walter BaldwinDoctor Peabody (uncredited)
- Connie LeonLib Smith (uncredited)
- Henry SylvesterStationmaster Benny Andrews (uncredited)
- Roger GrayWagon Driver Mack Williams (uncredited)
- Sam AshStorekeeper (uncredited)
- Ben HallLou Coon (uncredited)
- Joseph P. MackA Townsman (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
small townanonymous letterpromisemysterious manbereavementdoctorwidowersecret lifecuriosityfamily tragedymysterious strangergeneral store