Wonderful Acting Makes For A Memorable Production

Quietly charming and unpretentious yarn, nicely played...

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You ain't ordering me off, Davey. I'm leaving of my own accord but not without Rachel. I offered to buy you out fair and square.

Robert Mitchum in Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

William Holden, Robert Mitchum, and Gary Gray in Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

Loretta Young in Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

William Holden in Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

Gary Gray in Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

William Holden and Loretta Young in Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

Loretta Young

William Holden

Robert Mitchum

Waldo Salt

Howard Fast

A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of his old friend threatens their burgeoning relationship.

Norman Foster

Rachel and the Stranger

&quot;Rachel and the Stranger&quot; is a story that takes place on the frontier during the early days of the Ohio Territory.

Jim Fairways (Robert Mitchum), a frontiersman who likes to disappear into the woods for months at a time, rides onto the property of his friend, Dave Harvey (William Holden), to find that Dave is disconsolate over the death of his wife, Susan. The property has gone to seed and Dave&apos;s son, Little Davey, though independent, is fairly neglected.

After talking with Dave, Jim says he will be back in the Spring. Dave figures he needs to honor the memory of his wife by giving Little Davey the attention he needs, as his mother had. He rides into town (the fort) to find female help. The preacher knows of a bondwoman who might be bought cheap and he intercedes to facilitate the deal. Her name is Rachel (Loretta Young).

The story is about the changes that need to be made by father and son, still pining over Susan&apos;s absence. Eventually it takes the return of Jim--who recognizes Rachel&apos;s value--to really precipitate things. 

The story is filled with big moments of action, small moments of interaction, and silent moments of understanding. All three stars are strong in their roles and the boy is played very competently by Gary Gray. This is a charming story that, at its center, is a love story.

Holden would arguably hit his stride in a couple of years (&quot;Sunset Boulevard&quot;) and Mitchum a few years later (&quot;The Night of the Hunter&quot;). But Young, who was slightly older, was already accomplished. Her performance is quiet, but strong. Given the success of this film and its four complementary performances, a sequel probably would have done well. But we will have to settle for this memorable production.

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"Rachel and the Stranger" is a story that takes place on the frontier during the early days of the Ohio Territory.

Jim Fairways (Robert Mitchum), a frontiersman who likes to disappear into the woods for months at a time, rides onto the property of his friend, Dave Harvey (William Holden), to find that Dave is disconsolate over the death of his wife, Susan. The property has gone to seed and Dave's son, Little Davey, though independent, is fairly neglected.

After talking with Dave, Jim says he will be back in the Spring. Dave figures he needs to honor the memory of his wife by giving Little Davey the attention he needs, as his mother had. He rides into town (the fort) to find female help. The preacher knows of a bondwoman who might be bought cheap and he intercedes to facilitate the deal. Her name is Rachel (Loretta Young).

The story is about the changes that need to be made by father and son, still pining over Susan's absence. Eventually it takes the return of Jim--who recognizes Rachel's value--to really precipitate things. 

The story is filled with big moments of action, small moments of interaction, and silent moments of understanding. All three stars are strong in their roles and the boy is played very competently by Gary Gray. This is a charming story that, at its center, is a love story.

Holden would arguably hit his stride in a couple of years ("Sunset Boulevard") and Mitchum a few years later ("The Night of the Hunter"). But Young, who was slightly older, was already accomplished. Her performance is quiet, but strong. Given the success of this film and its four complementary performances, a sequel probably would have done well. But we will have to settle for this memorable production.

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