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Love from a Stranger

1937 · 86 min

A slow-burning, suspenseful thriller that keeps you on edge as charm gives way to menace.

Directed by: Rowland V. Lee
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Romance
Starring: Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone, Binnie Hale

Tagline: Caught in the web of a madman!
Overview: 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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Directed by: Rowland V. Lee
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Romance
Starring: Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone, Binnie Hale

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
deception
isolation
greed
survival
Places: single country house
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: mystery, thriller, romance
Directed by: Rowland V. Lee
Written by: Frances Marion
Starring: Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone, Binnie Hale, Bruce Seton, Jean Cadell, Bryan Powley, Joan Hickson, Donald Calthrop
Cinematography: Philip Tannura
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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