Love from a Stranger (1947 film)

Love from a Stranger
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Whorf
Screenplay byPhilip MacDonald
Based onthe play Love from a Stranger
the short-story "Philomel Cottage"
by Frank Vosper
Agatha Christie
Produced byJames J. Geller
StarringJohn Hodiak,
Sylvia Sidney
Ann Richards
CinematographyTony Gaudio
Edited byFred Allen
Music byHans J. Salter
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byEagle-Lion Films
Release date
  • November 15, 1947 (1947-11-15) (United States)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.1 million

Love from a Stranger is a 1947 American historical film noir directed by Richard Whorf and starring John Hodiak, Sylvia Sidney and Ann Richards. The film is also known as A Stranger Walked In in the United Kingdom. It is based on the play of the same title by Frank Vosper, inspired by a short story by Agatha Christie, which had previously been turned into a 1937 British film Love from a Stranger starring Basil Rathbone.