Strangers When We Meet (1960) on Netflix
Approved19601h 57mDramaRomance
Larry Coe, a Los Angeles architect, is weary of his marriage and of the commercial buildings he designs. He and his neighbor Maggie Gault, unhappy at home herself, begin an affair.
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Plot summary
Larry Coe, married to Eve and the father of two, works as an architect in Los Angeles. The buildings he designs are commercial, and he wishes his work could be more original. He talks with Roger Altar, an author, about building a house that would be an experiment. Maggie Gault lives nearby, and her son is friends with Larry's children. She has seen houses he has built and tells him the unconventional ones are the best, the encouragement he does not get from his practical wife. Larry and Maggie are both unhappy in their marriages, and Maggie's husband shows no desire for her. The two begin an affair, meeting in secret, knowing it is wrong, and both of them are devoted to their children.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Strangers When We Meet (1960)
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- Building material manufacturers supplied construction materials for the house in exchange for publicity, with Weyerhaeuser the main wood supplier and Ludowici-Celadon providing matte white clay roof tiles.
- Because the film's story unfolds over the course of construction, contractors had to align their schedule with the film crew's, and the house was valued at $250,000 when completed in 1960.
