Three Strangers (1946)

Three strangers, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, and Geraldine Fitzgerald, meet on the night of Chinese New Year and make a pact to share a sweepstakes ticket under the watchful eye of Kwan Yin. The three go their own ways, separately awaiting the result of their compact. I was looking forward to another pairing of Lorre and Greenstreet. The parts where any of the three conspirators are together in any form are quite compelling. The rest of the film drags quite a bit as each of the players’ stories unwind, the various predicaments they find themselves in and how winning the sweepstakes could help them achieve their goals.