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Rachel and the Stranger: Directed by Norman Foster. With Loretta Young, William Holden, Robert Mitchum, Gary Gray. A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of his old friend threatens their burgeoning relationship.
- (2.8K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Norman Foster
- 1948-10-02
Rachel and the Stranger is a 1948 American historical film starring Loretta Young, William Holden, and Robert Mitchum. The Norman Foster -directed film was one of the few to address the role of women in the early American frontier, as well as portray early America's indentured servant trade.
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- 3 min
- 23.1K
- Warner Bros. Classics
A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of a passing stranger threatens their burgeoning relationship.
- Norman Foster
- 80 min
- 7
Rachel and the Stranger (1948) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In the Ohio wilderness during pioneer times, widower David Harvey (William Holden) wants a wife to help rear his young son (Gary Gray). He purchases indentured servant Rachel (Loretta Young) for...
- (6)
- Western, Comedy
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Splendidly depicting the untamed frontier of the 1820s, the film tells the impassioned story of Big Davey Harvey (Holden), a stoic backwoodsman who “buys” and marries a bondswoman, Rachel (Young), to care for and educate his motherless son.