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Never Love a Stranger is a 1958 crime and gangster film based on Harold Robbins' 1948 debut novel of the same name, starring John Drew Barrymore and Robert Bray, and featuring Steve McQueen.
A 1958 crime drama film based on a Harold Robbins novel, starring John Drew Barrymore and Steve McQueen. The film follows the life of an orphan who becomes a gangster and his childhood friend who becomes a district attorney.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Robert Stevens
- 1958-06-22
Never Love a Stranger tells the gritty and passionate tale of Francis "Frankie" Kane, from his meager beginnings as an orphan in New York's Hell's Kitchen. From that confused and belittling start, Frank works his way up, choosing the wrong side of the law to make a name for himself.
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Never Love a Stranger (1958) 06/22/1958 (US) Drama , Action , Thriller , Romance 1h 31m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? RAW and VIOLENT as the book that sold 3,000,000 SIZZLING copies! Overview. Orphan turns bad, finds redemption with some help from boyhood pal.
Jun 22, 2024 · Never Love A Stranger is a 1958 crime and gangster film that is based on Harold Robbins' 1948 debut novel with the same title. The film was shot in black and white starring John Drew Barrymore and Robert Bray, and featuring a young Steve McQueen.
- Robert Stevens
Frankie Kane is brought up in a Catholic orphanage and befriends Martin Cabell, a Jewish law student whose sister Julie becomes Frankie's sweetheart. At sixteen, Frankie learns that he is himself Jewish and therefore has to be moved to a Jewish home.
Frank falls in love with Marty's housekeeper, Julie, and becomes a "ratboy," collecting money for Silk's numbers racket. One day, Mrs. Cozzolina arrives at the Orphanage of St. Therese, and gives Brother Bernard the suitcase belonging to Frances Kane, which she discovered in the closet.
