The Passing Stranger

The best aspect of "The Passing Stranger" is the array of recognisable minor actors of the 1950s in the cast and the backdrop in some scenes of London docklands.

Lee Paterson was underwhelming in the lead and my first reaction to Diane Cilento was that she was an unlikely person to run a "greasy-spoon" cafe for lorry-drivers, especially when wearing a tight-fitting top in the early scenes. But later close-ups showed a woman without the glamour of her later roles.