Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

Once was a man, a married man... Who couldn't see the danger Until one day, one fateful day... Along came a Tall, Dark Stranger!

A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of a passing stranger threatens their burgeoning relationship.

Date of release
1948-09-18
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (36)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Western, Romance
Director
Norman Foster

Casting

Interesting facts

Rachel and the Stranger is a 1948 American historical film starring Loretta Young, William Holden, and Robert Mitchum. Directed by Norman Foster and adapted by Waldo Salt from the Howard Fast short story "Rachel", it is one of the few films to address the role of women in the early American frontier, as well as portray early America's indentured servant trade. While the film had a low budget, it was RKO's most successful film of 1948, making $395,000.

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