1950 British film by Brendan J. Stafford
Stranger at My Door (also known as At a Dublin Inn) is a 1950 second feature ('B') British film directed by Brendan J. Stafford and starring Valentine Dyall, Joseph O'Conor and Agnes Bernelle. It was written by Desmond Leslie. 
Plot.
The story is narrated in flashback. Michael Foley is a young Irish ex-soldier whose girlfriend Laura is the victim of suave English blackmailer Paul Wheeler. Foley unwillingly resorts to crime to obtain money to pay off Wheeler.
Reception.
"The Monthly Film Bulletin" wrote: "Confused but quite well handled thriller. ... Pleasant use of Dublin locations, and a good performance from Joseph O'Connor [sic] as the hero."
"Kine Weekly" wrote: "Romantic crime melodrama, with a strong Irish flavour. ... Although direction is a trifle uneven, authentic Dublin backgrounds and an exciting rooftop chase climax cancel out most of its shortcomings. ...The picture goes out of its way to get a new slant on 'crime does not pay' and even if it is a little pretentious in places and forced in its comedy, it has convincing atmosphere."
"Picture Show" called the film an "exciting, if drawn-out, crime melodrama, ... told with humour and reality."
Chibnall and McFarlane, in "The British 'B' Film", describe the film as "hardboiled melodrama".
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