Never Love a Stranger

Year: 1958

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Stevens

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A gritty, violent adaptation of Harold Robbins’s best‑selling novel (3 million copies sold), the film follows an orphan who falls into crime before seeking redemption with the aid of his childhood friend. It features a young Steve McQueen, headlined by John Drew Barrymore—father of actress Drew Barrymore—and reflects Robbins’s hallmark steamy style.

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