Not as a Stranger

2h 15min

Drama

Romance

Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He courts and marries the warm-hearted Kristina, not out of love but because she is highly knowledgeable in the skills of the operating room and because she has frugally put aside her savings through the years. She will be, as he shrewdly knows, a supportive wife in every way. She helps make him the success he wants to be and cheerfully moves with him to the small town in which he starts his practice. But as much as he tries to be a good husband to the undemanding Kristina, Marsh easily falls into the arms of a local siren and the patience of the long-sorrowing Kristina wears thin.

Production Companies

Stanley Kramer Productions

United Artists

Cast

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Lucas Marsh
Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Kristina Hedvigson / Kristina Marsh
Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Alfred Boone
Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Harriet Lang
Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Dr. Dave W. Runkleman
Myron McCormick

Myron McCormick

Dr. Clem Snider
Jesse White

Jesse White

Ben Cosgrove
Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Brundage
Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Dr. Dietrich
Jack Raine

Jack Raine

Dr. Lettering
Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Nurse Odell
William Vedder

William Vedder

Carlisle Emmons
Gail Bonney

Gail Bonney

Mrs. Fields (uncredited)
King Donovan

King Donovan

Mr. Slocum (uncredited)
Al Murphy

Al Murphy

Patient Being Restrained (scenes deleted)
David Alpert

David Alpert

Ear, Nose & Throat Intern (uncredited)
Robert Bailey

Robert Bailey

Charlie - Patient in Recovery Ward (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Will Wright

Will Wright

Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Jerry Paris

Jerry Paris

Thompson (uncredited)
Stafford Repp

Stafford Repp

Doctor (uncredited)

Release date

1st Jul 1955

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English