A stranger, manuel cortez john hodiak, comes to rent her flat and she falls in love. Love from a stranger 1947 surf pounds on rocks as an englishwoman sylvia sidney realizes her latin american husband john hodiak is a killer. The plays are based on the 1936 stage play of the same name by frank vosper. After marriage, husband starts to act weird, full of quirks that will rise suspects of oddity. Lee and starring ann harding, basil rathbone and binnie hale. In 1947 love from a stranger was remade in hollywood, with sylvia sidney and john hodiak. Ironically, frank vosper never saw either film version of love from a stranger. Love from a stranger is a 1936 play based on philomel cottage. The film is based upon a play of an agatha christie story and is superbly directed by rowland v. It is based on the play of the same title by frank vosper, inspired by a short story by agatha christie, which had previously been turned into a 1937 british film love from a stranger starring.
The agatha christie short story and frank vosper play were also the source for the 1937 united artists british film of the same title, directed by rowland v. The dark 1947 version with john hodiak and sylvia sidney is the equal of the. Love from a stranger is a 1937 british drama film directed by rowland v. With ann harding, basil rathbone, binnie hale, bruce seton. Love from a stranger 1936 classic horror movies with the. Love from a stranger 1947 film agatha christie wiki fandom. The dark 1947 version with john hodiak and sylvia sidney is the equal of. Several couples head upstate to the country and are stalked by. Geller, who had been the head of the story department at warner bros. It is based on the 1936 play of the same name by frank vosper. Love from a stranger 1937 full movie download full hd. John hodiak in love from a stranger 1947 clip 1 hd by the john hodiak society.
To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e. Discover what genre love from a stranger, 1947, directed by richard whorf, with john hodiak, sylvia sidney, ann richards, belongs at turner classic movies. Love from a stranger is a typical version of the popular bluebeard type tale and indeed bluebeard himself, the famous wife killer, is referenced at one point. Mark of cain, the 1947 general film distributors mark of the whistler, the 1944 columbia marked woman 1937 dvd warner us mary ryan, detective 1949 columbia. The other love is a 1947 american film noir drama romance film directed by andre detoth and starring barbara stanwyck, david niven, and richard conte. Even worse, she soon comes to believe that she will be his next victim. Love from a stranger 1947 film love from a stranger 1947 american film both of these use nonstandard disambiguation under wp. The film is also known as a stranger walked in in the united kingdom. Based on the novel by agatha christie and play by frank vosper, love from a stranger isnt quite as good as the 1937 version of the same property. Love from a stranger the 1947 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. With john hodiak, sylvia sidney, ann richards, john howard. A lottery winner breaks up with her fiance and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous. Love from a stranger 1947 cast and crew surf pounds on rocks as an englishwoman sylvia sidney realizes her latin american husband john hodiak is a killer. Get info about the original print of love from a stranger, 1947, directed by richard whorf, with john hodiak, sylvia sidney, ann richards.
Surf pounds on rocks as an englishwoman realizes her latin american husband is a killer. In turn, the play was based on the short story philomel cottage, written by agatha christie the plays were only broadcast in the london area as this was the only part of the uk that could receive television. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Written by ladislas fodor and harry brown based on the story beyond by erich maria remarque, the film is about a concert pianist who is sent to a sanatorium in switzerland to treat a serious lung illness. A newly married woman begins to suspect that her husband is a killer, and that she is soon to be his next victim. Thomas a crusading newspaper reporter battles bigcity gambling interests. Find similar and related movies for love from a stranger 1947 richard whorf on allmovie. Welcome stranger 1947 california physician jim pearson bing crosby travels to maine to work as a temporary replacement for dr. Lee, with an almost complete english cast, except for ms. Watch love from a stranger full movie in hd visit movie 29288 ann harding plays a lovely but somewhat naive young woman who goes. Love from a stranger 1937 dvd alpha trafalgar us love from a stranger 1947 eagle lion. Watch love from a stranger full movie in hd visit ann harding plays a lovely but somewhat naive young woman who goes o. The film was the first directorial assignment for williams, who was better known as a screenwriter, and also produced the screenplay based on a.
In 1939 they worked together again on tower of london, the sun never sets, and son of frankenstein. Love from a stranger is a 1947 american historical film noir directed by richard whorf and starring john hodiak and sylvia sidney. As the 1938 version was 90 minutes long, and the 1947 version was 75 minutes long, these were effectively tv films, so film seems to be the best disambiguation choice as per wp. But in love from a stranger, he steps out of his actors comfort zone and. Love from a stranger is the name of two live bbc television plays directed by george more oferrall. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the encyclopedia.
Watch welcome stranger full movie in hd visit crusty dr. Based on the novel by agatha christie and play by frank vosper, love from a. Vosper himself starred in the play which was later turned into a successful film. The film was remade in 1947 under the same title the film was produced by the independent trafalgar. Interestingly, the film is based on a story by the late, great agatha christie. The dark 1947 version with john hodiak and sylvia sidney is the equal of the 1937 original with basil rathbone and ann harding. Love from a stranger 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A stranger, manuel cortez john hodiak, comes to rent her flat and she falls in love with him, and they are married. This was the first film that basil rathbone made with director rowland v. Love from a stranger is a 1947 american film directed by richard whorf and starring john hodiak. Film noir is not a clearly defined genre see here for details on the characteristics.
Lee, and starring basil rathbone and ann harding see afi catalog of feature films, 193140. Cecily harrington sylvia sidney, struggling along on a small allowance, wins a fortune in a lottery. Love from a stranger, an american film directed by richard whorf. This film marked the first producing effort of james j. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. There is some promise in the last few minutes of the film, when sidney. Joseph mccrory barry fitzgerald, who is taking a twomonth. With edna best, bernard lee, eileen sharp, esma cannon. Although i normally detest movie remakes most of which are far inferior to the originals this one is an exception. A newlyelected district attorney is kidnapped just before he takes office. Love from a stranger 1947 john hodiak and sylvia sidney in love from a stranger 1947 john hodiak in love. For their honeymoon, they go to an isolated english college where she, unlike the audience.
In turn, the play was based on the 1924 short story philomel cottage, written by agatha christie. Love from a stranger 1947 love from a stranger 1947. The 1947 us remake starred john hodiak and sylvia sidney and was released in the uk as a stranger walked in. Mcrory of fallbridge, maine, hires his vacation replacem. John hodiak is one of those old hollywood actors that died too young at age 41 from a massive heart attack. Free download of the old movie from 1947, love from a stranger. But in love from a stranger, he steps out of his actors comfort zone and portrays a debonair, suave, smoothtalking, creepy, serial killer of wealthy women who he marries. The film life with father 1947 was adapted from the 1939 broadway play, which was based on clarence days autobiographical stories. Read the full synopsis of love from a stranger, 1937, directed by rowland v. Phillip reed, hillary brooke, richard travis director.
The root of all evil is a 1947 british drama film, directed by brock williams for gainsborough pictures and starring phyllis calvert and michael rennie. Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. It bears the usual stylistic similarities to the likes of hitchcocks rebecca although it has more of a bmovie look and feel than that film. Buy love from a stranger movie posters from movie poster shop. Hodiak is even more chilling as a serial wife killer than was the scary rathbone better known for his role as sherlock holmes in many films.
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