A charming and eccentric stranger arrives in town. But why?A charming and eccentric stranger arrives in town. But why?A charming and eccentric stranger arrives in town. But why?
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- TriviaWendy Toye, who directed this segment, also directed the 1950s movie version of the same story, The Stranger Left No Card (1952), which won an award at Cannes.
- Alternate versionsSome broadcasts omit the final 90 seconds, ending as The Stranger thinks to himself at the train station "Just in time for the 6:20". This totally omits him boarding the train and departing, whilst thinking to himself he has committed the perfect crime and that no-one would ever suspect he was the stranger, whilst a young boy on the newspaper stand seems to have a hint of recognition towards him.
- ConnectionsRemake of The Stranger Left No Card (1952)
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What a rip-off!!
This episode is a blatant copy of the far superior "The Stranger Left No Card" (1952) q.v. But since that award winning British short seems to be no longer available I suppose we can't fault the producers of the series 'Tales . .' for enabling its audience to experience this gem of a story of the perfect(?) crime. But once you've seen a classic original nothing comes close and although Derek Jacobi does his best he is woefully let down by a usually reliable Clive Swift in his pre 'Keeping Up Appearances' days who plays the villain more like a friendly old grandfather. And with modern police methods no way would this prank be successful today. Maybe not even then.
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- Jan 14, 2007
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