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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.8 / 100
1948·Adventure / Comedy / Drama·1h 33m

RACHEL AND THE STRANGER

“Once was a man, a married man... Who couldn't see the danger Until one day, one fateful day... Along came a Tall, Dark Stranger!”

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

Above the Line
Norman Foster·DirectorWaldo Salt·ScreenplayHoward Fast·StoryMaury Gertsman·Director of PhotographyRoy Webb·Original Music ComposerHarry Marker·Editor
Cast
Loretta Young·RachelWilliam Holden·David “Big Davey" HarveyRobert Mitchum·Jim FairwaysGary Gray·DaveyTom Tully·Parson JacksonSara Haden·Mrs. JacksonFrank Ferguson·Mr. GreenWalter Baldwin·GallusRegina Wallace·Mrs. GreenFrank Conlan·Jabez (uncredited)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Norman Foster·DirectorHarry Mancke·Assistant DirectorAnn Pyle·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Waldo Salt·ScreenplayHoward Fast·Story
Camera· 2
Maury Gertsman·Director of PhotographyPete Bernard·Grip
Editing· 2
Harry Marker·EditorLes Millbrook·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Roy Webb·Original Music ComposerC. Bakaleinikoff·Music DirectorEarl A. Wolcott·SoundTerry Kellum·SoundWaldo Salt·Songs
Art & Design· 6
Albert S. D'Agostino·Art DirectionJack Okey·Art DirectionEdith Head·Costume DesignGordon Bau·Makeup SupervisorDarrell Silvera·Set DecorationJohn Sturtevant·Set Decoration
Production· 4
Richard H. Berger·ProducerJack J. Gross·Executive ProducerDewey Starkey·Production ManagerLouis Shapiro·Location Manager
Other Departments· 6
Russell A. Cully·Special EffectsVirginia Griffith·Stand InByron Fitzpatrick·Stand InDore Schary·PresenterBoyd Cabeen·Stand InJohn T. Bambury·Stand In
By the Numbers
73.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Rachel and the Stranger's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Dramatic, Romantic
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features three illustrated figures at the top: a man in a dark hat and brown jacket holding a rifle, a woman with dark hair in a yellow off-the-shoul”

romancewestern
Key Elements
Rifle
Atmosphere
Bright, Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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