The Passionate Strangers

The Passionate Strangers is a 1966 Philippine film produced by M. J. Parsons and was written and directed by Eddie Romero. Cesar Amigo and Reuben Canoy wrote the screenplay, and Eddie Romero developed the story. Nestor Robles created the soundtrack for the film. It starred Michael Parsons, Mario Montenegro and Vic Diaz.^[1][2][3] Turner Classic Movies states the film was released in the United States in 1968 with a 78-minute running time.^[1]

The Passionate Strangers
Directed by	Eddie Romero
Written by	Eddie Romero
Produced by	M. J. Parsons
Starring	Michael Parsons Vic Diaz Volora Noland Mario Montenegro
Cinematography	Justo Paulino
Edited by	Ben Barcelon
Music by	Nestor Robles
Production company	MJP Productions
Distributed by	RAF Industries
Release date	April 20, 1966 (1966-04-20)
Running time	78 minutes
Countries	Philippines United States
Languages	Filipino English

Plot

When an old man who was working to settle a local labor dispute is murdered and his body is left lying along a roadside, everyone assumes the unsolved killing was ordered by union officials, and a riot ensues among the workers. In actuality, the old man was killed by a jealous husband named Adam Courtney (Michael Parsons) who was questioning him to learn if the old man's nephew was his wife's secret lover. A young boy is later charged with the murder, and the boy's friend Yoyong (who is the town drunk) begs Mr. Courtney to confess. Courtney's wife Margaret tells him to tell everyone that she was cheating on him and that the killing was accidental, but Courtney refuses to tell anyone in the town about her illicit relationship. He winds up being stabbed to death by Yoyong, which puts a quick end to the matter.

Cast

• Michael Parsons as Mr. Courtney
• Volora Noland as his wife Margaret
• Jose Dagumboy as Yoyong the drunk
• Mario Montenegro
• Butch Aquino
• Vic Diaz as the lawyer
• Celia Rodriguez
• Bong Calumpang as the young boy
• Claude Wilson
• Cesar Aguilar ^[1]