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Love from a Stranger (1937)
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18 April 1937 (USA)
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How much do you know about the man you love?
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A lottery winner breaks up with her fiancé and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous. full summary | full synopsis
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Sudden Wealth
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Ann Harding | ... | Carol Howard |
| Basil Rathbone | ... | Gerald Lovell |
| Binnie Hale | ... | Kate Meadows |
| Bruce Seton | ... | Ronald Bruce |
| Jean Cadell | ... | Aunt Lou |
| Bryan Powley | ... | Doctor Gribble |
| Joan Hickson | ... | Emmy |
| Donald Calthrop | ... | Hobson |
| Eugene Leahy | ... | Mr. Tuttle |
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A Night of Terror (USA)
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USA:86 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #01554) |
Finland:(Banned) (1937)
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Remade as Love from a Stranger (1947)
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This is based on an Agatha Christie story and contains some of the most histrionic acting I've ever witnessed. I never knew that anyone could go so far over the top and not shoot out of the frame and into space.
The basic plot concerns a young woman who wins a lottery and soon after meets and falls in love with a "stranger", played by Basil Rathbone. Rathbone's intentions are far from happy and it all winds down to a conclusion that allows... well lets just say you will wonder about everyone's sanity.
I'm not sure I liked this. Its good, but it takes a while to get going. Once its moving its fine but even then I was never really content. I want to say that its oddly British, but its not so much that its British as mannered. I like that you have the pure unrestrained emotion in the final act, but at the same time compared to the earlier low key nature of it I was wondering how many coffees the cast had.
Frankly I'm reserving my final judgment until I see it again.
Even with all of that said and done I suggest you do see this movie- and stay to the end. Unless you've seen this before, I'm certain you've never witnessed what Basil Rathbone was truly capable of. I won't try to explain that statement, I'll let you search this out and see for yourself.