Welcome Stranger (1947)

Name: Welcome Stranger
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1947-06-13
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, Wanda Hendrix, Frank Faylen

They're Back!... They're Better!

Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his temporary replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young, singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once Pearson meets teacher Trudy Mason, he is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?

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Released 1947-06-13 · 107 min · Comedy

Directed by Elliott Nugent

Cast

Bing Crosby as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Joan Caulfield as Trudy Mason
Barry Fitzgerald as Dr. Joseph McRory
Wanda Hendrix as Emily Walters
Frank Faylen as Bill Walters
Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Gilley
Robert Shayne as Roy Chesley
Larry Young as Dr. Ronnie Jenks
Percy Kilbride as Nat Dorkas
Charles Dingle as Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
Don Beddoe as Mort Elkins
Thurston Hall as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson as Miss Lennek
Mary Field as Secretary
Paul Stanton as Mr. Daniels