Stranger in the House 1967

Runtime

104 mins

Language

English

English

John Sawyer, once a distinguished barrister, has descended into cynicism and alcoholism after his wife left him. When his daughter’s boyfriend is charged with murder, the desperate father sees a chance at redemption. He gathers his shattered resolve to mount a defense in court, confronting his own demons while seeking justice.

John Sawyer, once a distinguished barrister, has descended into cynicism and alcoholism after his wife left him. When his daughter’s boyfriend is charged with murder, the desperate father sees a chance at redemption. He gathers his shattered resolve to mount a defense in court, confronting his own demons while seeking justice.

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John Sawyer was once a brilliant defence lawyer, but his life has slipped into alcohol and neglect. His wife has left him, his sister is ashamed of him, and his daughter, Angela Sawyer, who still shares his increasingly shabby mansion, despises him. She moves within a wild circle of friends led by two affluent boys, among them her cousin, Desmond Flower. Two outsiders also drift into this circle: an American criminal on the run, Barney Teale, and a Cypriot immigrant named Jo, Jo Christoforides.

Angela falls for Jo, drawn to his rough-edged charm. After a vicious fight with Jo, Barney is immobilised and Angela hides him in the attic of her house, where he is shot dead by an intruder. The murder weapon is planted on Jo, who is arrested and put on trial. Nobody in town wants to defend him, so Angela begs her father to take his case.

John does not believe the case against Jo and launches his own investigation, slowly rebuilding his life as he goes. Through careful observation and questioning, he uncovers who stood to gain from Barney’s death. It was his nephew, Desmond, whom Barney had humiliated when he hired him a prostitute. He confronts Desmond in his parents’ house and, in a moment of quiet moral reckoning, makes him see that his only path is to confess. As the night ends, Angela, moved by gratitude, takes his arm.

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