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Alias John Preston
“An Unusual Picture That Carries An Dynamic Wallop!”
58%
Movie
1h 11m
AI Analysis
Alias John Preston (1955) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Alias John Preston (1955) — a movie tagged as Horror and Mystery with dark and tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board of the local hospital. Everything seems to be going well for him until a newly appointed consultant psychiatrist shows … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~71 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Alias John Preston 58% (9 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 9 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board of the local hospital. Everything seems to be going well for him until a newly appointed consultant psychiatrist shows up and starts asking some probing questions.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1955-12-14
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 30638
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A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Alias John Preston?
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How long is the movie Alias John Preston?
The official runtime for Alias John Preston is approximately 71 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast

Betta St. John
Sally Sandford

Alexander Knox
Dr. Peter Walton

Christopher Lee
John Preston

Sandra Dorne
Sylvia

Patrick Holt
Sylvia's Husband

John Stuart
Dr. Underwood

Bill Fraser
Joe Newton
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Peter Grant
Bob Newton

Betty Ann Davies
Mrs. Sandford

John Longden
Richard Sandford
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Gabrielle Gay
Seamstress

Guido Lorraine
Headwaiter
- D
Dinah Anne Rogers
Phyllis
- P
Paul Beradi
Hospital Board Member (uncredited)
- E
Ernest Blyth
Hospital Board Member (uncredited)

Pat Ryan
Dancer Cutting In (uncredited)
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