We Were Strangers

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A political thriller set in Cuba in the 30s about a plot to overthrow the government led by a group of assorted revolutionaries.

Cast

John Garfield
as Tony Fenner
Jennifer Jones
as China Valdes
Pedro Armendáriz
as Armando Ariete
Gilbert Roland
as Guillermo
Ramon Novarro
as Chief
Wally Cassell
as Miguel
David Bond
as Ramon
Jose Perez
as Toto
Morris Ankrum
as Bank manager
Tito Renaldo
as Manolo
Paul Monte
as Roberto
Leonard Strong
as Bombmaker
Robert Tafur
as Rubio
Alexander McSweyn
as Sanitation Man
Alfonso Pedroza
as Sanitation Man
Ted Hecht
as Enrico
Jose Santiago Martinez
as Waiter
Joel Rene
as Student
Argentina Brunetti
as Mama
Mimi Aguglia
as Mama
Robert Malcolm Young
as Priest
Roberta Haynes
as Lolita
John Huston
as Clerk
Lelia Goldoni
as Consuelo
Paul Marion
as Truck Driver
Felipe Turich
as Spy
Freddie Chapman
as Altar Boy
Julian Rivero
as Flower Vendor
Rodd Redwing
as Bit
Charles Granucci
as Bit
Herschel Graham
as Bit
Abdullah Abbas
as Bit
Gertrude Chorre
as Bit
Thomas Quon Woo
as Bit
Spencer Chan
as Bit
Edwin Rochelle
as Bit
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
as Bit
Billy Wilson
as Bit
Tina Menard
as Bit
Joe Sawaya
as Bit
Harry J. Vejar
as Watchman
Fred Godoy
as Contreras
Peter Virgo
as Contreras' Chauffeur
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Audience Reviews for We Were Strangers

  • Mar 05, 2011
    Political drama of the initial Cuban upheaval pre-1933. Shown from the vantage point of the revolutionaries and their plot to overthrow the oppressive government in one fell swoop this is an unusual film for it's time period in that it doesn't shrink away from stating that the freedom workers might have to take innocent lives to acheive their goals. Huston's direction is assured and Garfield and Roland acquit themselves well but the picture is marred by two things. First is the overly obvious rear projection shots that occure throughtout the film and the larger problem that Jones is miscast in a part that would have fit Katy Jurado like a glove. She seems neither gritty enough, she is consistently glamourous even when digging beneath a cemetery!!, nor even remotely Cuban to be believable. Not a bad film just flawed.
    jay n Super Reviewer
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