Love from a Stranger

"He lied, cheated, and killed all in the name of love."

Nov 15 1947 Approved 1h 21m
Drama, Mystery, Romance

Cecily Harrington, struggling along on a small allowance, wins a fortune in a lottery. She decides to travel rather than marrying her fiance Nigel Lawrence. A stranger, Manuel Cortez, comes to rent her flat and she falls in love with him, and they are married. For their honeymoon, they go to an isolated English college where she, unlike the audience, doesn't realize she has married a fortune-hunting Bluebeard with a few murdered wives in his past. The question is will she be able to repent in leisure her decision to marry in haste.

Plot

Cecily Harrington, struggling along on a small allowance, wins a fortune in a lottery. She decides to travel rather than marrying her fiancé Nigel Lawrence. A stranger, Manuel Cortez, comes to rent her flat and she falls in love with him, and they are married. For their honeymoon, they go to an isolated English college where she, unlike the audience, doesn't realize she has married a fortune-hunting Bluebeard with a few murdered wives in his past. The question is will she be able to repent in leisure her decision to marry in haste.

Written by

Philip MacDonald, Frank Vosper, Agatha Christie

Directed by

Richard Whorf

Cast

John Hodiak, Sylvia Sidney, Ann Richards

Crew

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Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
328
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA