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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   659 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Waldo Salt (screenplay)
Howard Fast (story)
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Release Date:
25 April 1949 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Tagline:
REBEL BRIDE of a man she never kissed! Pledged to share his home...but not privileged to claim his love! Until one day...one fateful day...along came a Tall, Dark Stranger!
Plot:
David Harvey is a widower with a young son, Davey. They live on an isolated Ohio farm during the pioneer days... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Reviews:
My favorite western/love story more (23 total)
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Cast

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Loretta Young ... Rachel Harvey

William Holden ... David Harvey

Robert Mitchum ... Jim Fairways

Gary Gray ... Davey
Tom Tully ... Parson Jackson
Sara Haden ... Mrs. Jackson
Frank Ferguson ... Mr. Green
Walter Baldwin ... Gallus
Regina Wallace ... Mrs. Green
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Tall Dark Stranger (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
80 min | UK:92 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was one of RKO's biggest hits of 1948, earning $395,000.00 more
Movie Connections:
Featured in 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV) more

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18 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
My favorite western/love story, 28 July 2002
10/10
Author: tpottera from Manhattan

This is a WONDERFUL movie. Why it wasn't released for home video....Its a beautiful story of a widower (Holden) and his son who feel they need a woman around the house. A neighbor recommends a bond slave (Young) and after persuasion, he reluctantly marries her. She moves in but finds there is not a welcome wagon from the boy or Holden! She is just a housekeeper to them. A wily bachelor friend (Mitchum) shows up unexpectedly and has eyes for Young! Holden doesn't know what to think. He hasn't gotten over the death of his wife yet and can't love Young, but with Mitchum's arrival he starts to get jealous! Simple but deep, touching story with nice filming and awesome performance by all. Especially Mitchum as the lonely bachelor trying to steal Young. Catch it on the classic movie channel.

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