Love from a Stranger (1947)
- Starring:
- John Hodiak, John Howard, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Whorf
Synopsis of Love from a Stranger
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie and play by Frank Vosper, Love From a Stranger isn't quite as good as the 1937 version of the same property. This time, Sylvia Sidney and John Hodiak play the roles originally filled by Ann Harding and Basil Rathbone. Falling under the romantic spell of charismatic Manuel Cortez (Hodiak), impressionable sweepstakes winner Cecily Harrington (Sidney) marries him after a whirlwind courtship. It doesn't take long for Cecily to figure out that Cortez is a dangerous psychotic, bent on murdering his wife and claiming her fortune. Unable to convince anyone else of Cortez intentions (even though his behavior would, in real life, get him locked away in a minute), Cecily determines to outsmart her husband and catch him in his own trap. Ironically, Frank Vosper never saw either film version of Love From a Stranger, having died under mysterious circumstances in 1937 (too bad Agatha Christie never wrote that story!) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Love from a Stranger
- John Hodiak - Manuel Cortez
- Ann Richards - Mavia
- Ernest Cossart - Billings
- Frederic Worlock - Inspector Hobday
- Colin Campbell - Bank teller
- David Cavendish - Policeman
- Gerald Rogers - Postman
- Nolan Leary - Man in bar
- Anita Bolster - Ethel the Maid
- Charles Coleman - Hotel doorman
- John Howard - Nigel Lawrence
- Isobel Elsom - Auntie Loo-Loo
- Philip Tonge - Dr. Gribble
- Phyllis Barry - Waitress
- Keith Hitchcock - Policeman
- John W. Goldsworthy - Clerk
- Sylvia Sidney - Cecily Harrington
- Billy Bevan - Taxi driver
- Abe Dinovitch - Man
- Director(s):
- Richard Whorf
- Writer(s):
- Philip MacDonald
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