A Stranger in Town(1943)
You'll Take Him Into Your Heart!
In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant.
Movie: A Stranger in Town
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Josephus Grant
Bill Adams
Lucy Gilbert
Judge Austin Harkley
Mayor Jim Connison
Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton
Tom Cooney
Roscoe Swade
Homer Todds
Orin Todds
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