Love from a Stranger

Love from a Stranger is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone and Binnie Hale. It is based on the 1936 play of the same name by Frank Vosper. In turn, the play was based on the 1924 short story Philomel Cottage, written by Agatha Christie. The film was remade in 1947 under the same title. The film was produced by the independent Trafalgar Films at Denham Studios near London. It is also known by the alternative title A Night of Terror in the United States. Cast Ann Harding as Carol Howard Basil Rathbone as Gerald Lovell Binnie Hale as Kate Meadows Bruce Seton as Ronald Bruce Jean Cadell as Aunt Lou Bryan Powley as Doctor Gribble Joan Hickson as Emmy Donald Calthrop as Hobson Eugene Leahy as Mr. Tuttle Style Love from a Stranger transitions between comedy and romance in the first half of the film to what Mark Mark Aldridge commented on the film in his book on Agatha Christie film adaptations, describing it as a "tense finale" that "ensures the audience is not fatigued by the straightforward thriller aspects too early on."