Welcome Stranger
1947 · 107 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 363 VOTES · DIR. Elliott Nugent
Overview
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?
Dialogue Timeline — 2,124 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:59 Good morning.
00:06:29 He tramples on me package and then he makes a great to-do
00:13:23 Thank you, Ben.
00:18:06 What's this here about Valpar...
00:21:48 Come in.
00:26:10 Mort Elkins, you clumsy fool.
00:30:45 Miss Mason and I have this dance.
00:34:49 Make mine country style
00:39:22 Didn't he tell you he had an urgent pneumonia case?
00:43:20 No. One of his bustin' headaches.
00:47:43 I see.
00:51:16 My heart is a hobo
00:55:15 Look, Doctor... No.
00:59:55 He sure did.
01:03:27 And besides, in some parts of the world
01:07:19 Will the masked rider get there in time
01:12:41 Yeah. Had a good time?
01:16:42 Oh, well, no, you'd never find your way there.
01:21:04 Oh, so it's Trudy now?
01:25:08 Inform Dr. Pearson that he'll not get one penny salary after today.
01:29:29 Doctor.
01:33:59 I think I'll walk home.
01:39:06 Hello, Doctor.
01:43:27 Dr. Jenk's case, Joe.
Cast & Characters
Bing Crosby
Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Barry Fitzgerald
Dr. Joseph McRory
Joan Caulfield
Trudy Mason
Wanda Hendrix
Emily Walters
Frank Faylen
Bill Walters
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Gilley
Robert Shayne
Roy Chesley
Larry Young
Dr. Ronnie Jenks
Percy Kilbride
Nat Dorkas
Charles Dingle
Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,124
Dialogue density19.9 lines / min
First line00:01:59
Final line01:43:27
Production Record
DirectorElliott Nugent
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes363