Rachel and the Stranger
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| Directed by | Norman Foster |
| Produced by | Richard H. Berger Jack J. Gross |
| Written by | Howard Fast (story) Waldo Salt |
| Starring | Loretta Young William Holden Robert Mitchum |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Editing by | Les Millbrook |
| Distributed by | RKO |
| Release date(s) | September 20, 1948 |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rachel and the Stranger was a black-and-white 1948 western film starring Loretta Young, William Holden, and Robert Mitchum. The Norman Foster-helmed film was one of the few to address the role of women in the pioneer west, as well as portray early America's indentured servant trade. It was based on the Howard Fast short story "Rachel".
Despite its low budget, the film became RKO's most successful film that year, making over $350,000.
[edit] Plot
In colonial America, David Harvey (William Holden), a recent widower living in the wilderness, decides that his young boy Davey (Gary Gray) needs a woman around to help raise him. He goes to the nearest settlement and consults Parson Jackson (Tom Tully). David gets talked into buying the contract of an indentured servant named Rachel (Loretta Young) and marrying her.
Their marriage, however, is in name alone. Rachel serves more as a servant than a wife and Davey resents what he sees as an attempt to replace his dead mother Susan. Jim Fairways (Robert Mitchum), a family friend (and former suitor of Susan's), visits and falls in love with Rachel. When he offers to buy her, David must fight to keep her and discovers his love in the process.
[edit] Cast
- Loretta Young as Rachel Harvey
- William Holden as David Harvey
- Robert Mitchum as Jim Fairways
- Gary Gray as Davey
- Tom Tully as Parson Jackson
- Sara Haden as Mrs. Jackson
- Frank Ferguson as Mr. Green
- Walter Baldwin as Gallus
- Regina Wallace as Mrs. Green
[edit] External links
- Rachel and the Stranger at the Internet Movie Database
- Rachel and the Stranger at the TCM Movie Database
- Rachel and the Stranger at AllRovi
- Rachel and the Stranger @ Rotten Tomatoes
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