{"id":32990,"date":"2014-02-28T15:10:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T22:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32990"},"modified":"2021-01-10T19:54:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T02:54:05","slug":"three-strangers-1946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32990","title":{"rendered":"Three Strangers (1946)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re three strangers &#8212; that&#8217;s the point.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Poster-300x230.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-62795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Poster-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Poster-1024x785.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Poster-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Poster-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Poster-352x270.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Poster.png 1431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nOn Chinese New Year, three strangers &#8212; a socially-aspiring attorney (Sydney Greenstreet), the wealthy wife (Geraldine Fitzgerald) of a philanderer (Alan Napier), and a petty thief (Peter Lorre) &#8212; share in the outcome of a lottery ticket after praying to a goddess of fortune.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geraldine Fitzgerald Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean Negulesco Films<\/li>\n<li>John Huston Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Lorre Films<\/li>\n<li>Sydney Greenstreet Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJean Negulesco directed this atmospheric, fast-paced thriller, based on a script by John Huston and Howard Koch and featuring <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5698\"><em>Maltese Falcon<\/em> (1941)<\/a> co-stars Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre (as well as luminous Geraldine Fitzgerald, who seemed to specialize in playing women with a potentially loose screw). Huston and Koch&#8217;s tight screenplay intrigues and invites from the very beginning; we&#8217;re held captive throughout, wondering what will befall each of our hapless, all-too-human protagonists. There&#8217;s really not a false step taken here, with uniformly strong performances, atmospheric cinematography (by Arthur Edeson), and a satisfyingly ruthless screenplay, complete with potent character names (&#8220;Crystal Shackleford&#8221;, &#8220;Icey Crane&#8221;, etc.). Enjoy this one!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Warner Brothers teamed Lorre and Greenstreet in one other title &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44983\">1944&#8217;s <em>The Mask of Dimitrios<\/em><\/a>, also directed by Negulesco and listed in Peary&#8217;s <em>GFTFF<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent performances by the three leads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Performances.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Performances.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Performances.jpg 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Performances-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Performances-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography by Arthur Edeson<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Cinematography.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Cinematography.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Cinematography.jpg 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Cinematography-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Three-Strangers-Cinematography-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a most enjoyable sleeper. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039029\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1946\/02\/23\/archives\/the-screen-3-strangers-with-geraldine-fitzgerald-greenstreet-and.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4104stra.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/583\/three-strangers\/#articles-reviews?articleId=70870\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re three strangers &#8212; that&#8217;s the point.&#8221; Synopsis: On Chinese New Year, three strangers &#8212; a socially-aspiring attorney (Sydney Greenstreet), the wealthy wife (Geraldine Fitzgerald) of a philanderer (Alan Napier), and a petty thief (Peter Lorre) &#8212; share in the outcome of a lottery ticket after praying to a goddess of fortune. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Geraldine Fitzgerald Films Jean Negulesco Films John Huston Films Peter Lorre Films Sydney Greenstreet Films Review: Jean Negulesco directed this atmospheric, fast-paced thriller,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32990\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32990"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62797,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32990\/revisions\/62797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}