American expatriate Joseph Losey now working in Europe because of the blacklist teamed with star Paul Muni to make Stranger On The Prowl. It's a
downbeat story of a man just looking for food and shelter and to earn passage
on a ship.
A said combination of circumstances lead to the accidental death of an old woman shopkeeper and Muni is now wanted for murder. He teams up with a small boy Vittorio Manuta who has run away from home.
The story is uneven kind of moves in fits and starts. The best thing it has going for it is the stark cinematography of post war italy in particular Tuscany. Young Manuta delivers a good perforance and works nicely with Muni.
Another American expatriate Joan Lorring has a small role here.
Not one of Losey's best, nor hardly Muni's, but all right.
A said combination of circumstances lead to the accidental death of an old woman shopkeeper and Muni is now wanted for murder. He teams up with a small boy Vittorio Manuta who has run away from home.
The story is uneven kind of moves in fits and starts. The best thing it has going for it is the stark cinematography of post war italy in particular Tuscany. Young Manuta delivers a good perforance and works nicely with Muni.
Another American expatriate Joan Lorring has a small role here.
Not one of Losey's best, nor hardly Muni's, but all right.