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Strange Affair
Strange Affair
	Film poster
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Written by	Oscar Saul; Jerome Odlum; Eve Greene; Jack Henley (additional dialogue)
Based on	Stalk the Hunter by Oscar Saul
Produced by	Burk Kelly
Starring	Allyn Joslyn; Evelyn Keyes; Marguerite Chapman; Edgar Buchanan
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Richard Fantl
Music by	Marlin Skiles; George Duning
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 5, 1944;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Strange Affair is a 1944 mystery-comedy film starring Allyn Joslyn, Evelyn Keyes, Marguerite Chapman, and Edgar Buchanan. Directed by Alfred E. Green, it was based on Oscar Saul's short story Stalk the Hunter.

Plot

A comic strip creator and his wife investigate a murder at a charity benefit.

Cast

Allyn Joslyn as Bill Harrison
Evelyn Keyes as Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
Marguerite Chapman as Marie Dumont Baumler
Edgar Buchanan as Lt. Washburn
Nina Foch as Frieda Brenner
Hugo Haas as Domino / Constantine
Shemp Howard as Laundry Truck Driver
Frank Jenks as Sgt. Erwin
Erwin Kalser as Dr. Brenner
Tonio Selwart as Leslie Carlson
John Wengraf as Rudolph Kruger

References

External links

Strange Affair at IMDb
Strange Affair at the TCM Movie Database
Review of film at Variety

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 | director       = [[Alfred E. Green]]
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+| producer       = [[Burt Kelly (producer)|Burk Kelly]]
 | writer         = [[Oscar Saul]]<br>[[Jerome Odlum]]<br>[[Eve Greene]]<br>[[Jack Henley]] (additional dialogue)
 | based_on       = ''Stalk the Hunter'' by [[Oscar Saul]]
 | starring       = [[Allyn Joslyn]]<br>[[Evelyn Keyes]]<br>[[Marguerite Chapman]]<br>[[Edgar Buchanan]]
 | music          = [[Marlin Skiles]]<br>[[George Duning]]
 | cinematography = [[Franz Planer]]
 | editing        = [[Richard Fantl]]
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 | distributor    = [[Columbia Pictures]]
-| released       = October 5, 1944
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 | runtime        = 78 minutes
 | country        = United States
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-'''''Strange Affair''''' is a 1944 mystery film directed by [[Alfred E. Green]] and starring [[Allyn Joslyn]], [[Evelyn Keyes]], [[Marguerite Chapman]], and [[Edgar Buchanan]]. It was based on [[Oscar Saul]]'s short story ''Stalk the Hunter''
+'''''Strange Affair''''' is a 1944 mystery-comedy film starring [[Allyn Joslyn]], [[Evelyn Keyes]], [[Marguerite Chapman]], and [[Edgar Buchanan]].  Directed by [[Alfred E. Green]], it was based on [[Oscar Saul]]'s short story ''Stalk the Hunter''.
 ==Plot==
-A mystery writer and his wife investigate a murder at a charity benefit.
+A comic strip creator and his wife investigate a murder at a charity benefit.
 ==Cast==
 * [[Allyn Joslyn]] as Bill Harrison
-* Evelyn Keyes as Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
+* [[Evelyn Keyes]] as Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
-* Marguerite Chapman as Marie Dumont Baumler
+* [[Marguerite Chapman]] as Marie Dumont Baumler
-* Edgar Buchana as Lt. Washburn
+* [[Edgar Buchanan]] as Lt. Washburn
 * [[Nina Foch]] as Frieda Brenner
 * [[Hugo Haas]] as Domino / Constantine
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 [[Category:Columbia Pictures films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Alfred E. Green]]
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 [[Category:American black-and-white films]]
 [[Category:1944 drama films]]
-[[Category:Films based on short stories]]
+[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]
+[[Category:1940s American films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Marlin Skiles]]