Movies
TV Shows
People
01/10/1961 Crime, Mystery 1h 28m
66
User score

He Came From Nowhere & Killed a Man He'd Never Seen!

Overview

When the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob threatens him. But moments after he has dared God to strike him dead, a stranger appears and does so. The man, dubbed "Johnny Nobody" by the press, claims no knowledge of Mulcahy or even of himself. He asks the help of the village priest, Father Carey, in his upcoming trial for Mulcahy's murder. While the amnesiac Johnny goes to trial, Father Carey mulls questions of belief raised by the case. And then, the good father learns a little more about Johnny Nobody...

  1. Nigel Patrick

    Director

  2. Albert Z. Carr

    Writer

  3. Patrick Kirwan

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Nigel Patrick

    Father Edward John Carey

  2. Yvonne Mitchell

    Miss Mary Floyd

  3. William Bendix

    James Ronald Mulcahy

  4. Aldo Ray

    Mark Wheeler (aka Johnny Nobody)

  5. Cyril Cusack

    Prosecuting Counsel O'Brien

  6. Bernie Winters

    Photographer

  7. Niall MacGinnis

    Defending Counsel Sullivan

  8. Noel Purcell

    Brother Timothy

  9. Eddie Byrne

    Landlord O'Connor

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-14
"Mulcahy" (William Bendix) is a bit of a stirrer. Amidst a deeply religious Irish community, he invites the wrath of god by daring the deity to strike him down. To the shock of the crowd, that's exactly what happens. Thing is, it isn't a thunderbolt - but a bullet fired from a gun by a bystander. He makes no attempt to escape, and only adds to the enigma when the police can find no clue as to his identity. He (Aldo Ray) claims amnesia - not divine intervention - and looking the gallows fairly and squarely, he has to rely on the local "Fr. Carey" (Nigel Patrick) to try to put together the piece...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. Foul Play63%
  2. Five Minutes of Heaven61%
  3. Fallen Angel66%
  4. Limbo59%
  5. The Mirror Crack'd61%
  6. Winter's Tale62%
  7. The Sheep Detectives78%
  8. Night Train to Lisbon65%
  9. The Seven-Ups63%
  10. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase64%
  11. The Thursday Murder Club66%
  12. Appointment with Death61%
  13. The Pelican Brief65%
  14. The Confession66%
  15. The Night of the Hunter78%
  16. Things Change61%
  17. Murder Most Foul70%
  18. See Spot Run60%
  19. Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery68%
  20. Garage Sale Mystery60%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords