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Welcome Stranger (1947)

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

Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his vacation replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once he meets teacher Trudy Mason, Pearson 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?

Release: 1947-06-13
Runtime: 107 min
Rating: 6.6 / 10
Cast
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Joan Caulfield
Joan Caulfield
Trudy Mason
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald
Dr. Joseph McRory
Wanda Hendrix
Wanda Hendrix
Emily Walters
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
Bill Walters
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Gilley
Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne
Roy Chesley
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Larry Young
Dr. Ronnie Jenks
Percy Kilbride
Percy Kilbride
Nat Dorkas
Charles Dingle
Charles Dingle
Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Mort Elkins
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
Lillian Bronson
Miss Lennek
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Mary Field
Secretary
Paul Stanton
Paul Stanton
Mr. Daniels
Patrick McVey
Patrick McVey
Ed Chanock
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Richard M. Norman
Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson
Crane (uncredited)