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title: 'Rachel and the Stranger (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Norman Foster'
released: '1948-09-20'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rachel-and-the-stranger-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040720/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

1948 · 80 min · Drama, Comedy, Western · United States


## Synopsis

Rachel and the Stranger is a 1948 American historical film starring Loretta Young, William Holden, and Robert Mitchum. Directed by Norman Foster and adapted by Waldo Salt from the Howard Fast short story "Rachel", it is one of the few films to address the role of women in the early American frontier, as well as portray early America's indentured servant trade. While the film had a low budget, it was RKO's most successful film of 1948, making $395,000.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Norman Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-foster)
- **Screenplay:** [Howard Fast](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-fast), [Waldo Salt](https://cinepixo.com/people/waldo-salt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Director of Photography:** [Maury Gertsman](https://cinepixo.com/people/maury-gertsman)

## Cast

- [Loretta Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-young)
- [Tom Tully](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tully)
- [Frank Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-ferguson)
- [William Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-holden)
- [Sara Haden](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-haden)
- [Walter Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-baldwin)
- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum)
- [Gary Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-gray)

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