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Love from a Stranger

  • 6.5 /10

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Plot

Ann Harding plays a lovely but somewhat naive young woman who goes on a European vacation after winning a lottery. Swept off her feet by charming Basil Rathbone, Harding finds herself married before she is fully able to grasp the situation. Slowly but surely, Rathbone's loving veneer crumbles; when he casually asks Harding to sign a document turning her entire fortune over to him, she deduces that her days are numbered.

Cast

Ann Harding as Carol Howard
Ann Harding

as Carol Howard

Basil Rathbone as Gerald Lovell
Basil Rathbone

as Gerald Lovell

Binnie Hale as Kate Meadows
Binnie Hale

as Kate Meadows

Bruce Seton as Ronald Bruce
Bruce Seton

as Ronald Bruce

Jean Cadell as Aunt Lou
Jean Cadell

as Aunt Lou

Bryan Powley as Dr. Gribble
Bryan Powley

as Dr. Gribble

Joan Hickson as Emmy
Joan Hickson

as Emmy

Donald Calthrop as Hobson
Donald Calthrop

as Hobson

Eugene Leahy as Tuttle (uncredited)
Eugene Leahy

as Tuttle (uncredited)

Ben Williams as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Ben Williams

as Ship's Steward (uncredited)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • April 18, 1937

Production Companies

  • Trafalgar Film Productions Ltd.

  • United Artists

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.43 hrs

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Reviews

This is quite a superior little thriller with good performances from both Ann Harding and Basil Rathbone. The former wins a fortune on the lottery and must travel to Paris to collect her winnings. Her fiancé Ronnie (Bruce Seton) is a typical working class fellow who struggles to reconcile with her having more cash than he can ever hope to make, and simultaneously she meets the suave, debonair Rat…