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Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger

Love from a Stranger

Caught in the web of a madman!

Genres

MysteryThrillerRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

18 April 1937

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Ann Harding

Ann Harding

Carol Howard

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Gerald Lovell

Binnie Hale

Binnie Hale

Kate Meadows

Bruce Seton

Bruce Seton

Ronald Bruce

Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell

Aunt Lou

Bryan Powley

Bryan Powley

Dr. Gribble

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Emmy

Donald Calthrop

Donald Calthrop

Hobson

Eugene Leahy

Eugene Leahy

Tuttle (uncredited)

Ben Williams

Ben Williams

Ship's Steward (uncredited)

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