In the Wake of a Stranger

In the Wake of a Stranger is a 1959 British thriller film directed by David Eady and starring Tony Wright, Shirley Eaton and Danny Green. It is based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Ian Stuart Black.

Plot
A group of murderers try to frame an innocent sailor for their crime.

Cast

 * Tony Wright as Tom Cassidy
 * Shirley Eaton as Joyce Edwards
 * Danny Green as Barnes
 * Willoughby Goddard as Shafto
 * Harry H. Corbett as McCabe
 * Tom Bowman as Spike
 * Alun Owen as Ferris
 * Barbara Archer as barmaid
 * Vanda Godsell as Hetty McCabe
 * James Ottaway as Johnson
 * Peter Sinclair as sea captain
 * Peter Carver as lorry driver
 * Frank Pemberton as landlord
 * Patricia Dean as secretary
 * David Hemmings as schoolboy

Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A murky crime thriller, set in Liverpool, slack in tempo and with an over-complicated, unoriginal script. Willoughby Goddard's corpulent Shafto is the best performance of a generally dependable cast."

TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "The plot is confusing and often illogical, and the love story only gets in the way of the mystery."

Leonard Maltin gave the film two out of four stars, calling it "just fair."

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", calling the film an "unpersuasive thriller."