Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

arfdawg-1 This movie is not all that.It's over acted and the story is silly.Poorly constructed.Since this is now in the public domain, the prints are awful.Carol wins the lottery. But unfortunately her sudden wealth leads to a disagreement with her fiancé Ronald.The two break up. Carol quickly falls in love with the romantic and mysterious Gerald, and marries him despite the warnings of her friends. It is not long before Carol begins to see that Gerald is disturbed and perhaps even dangerous, and she soon realizes that she is in great peril.

Panamint Ann Harding was capable of delivering as fine a dramatic screen performance as any actress of her generation. That is a big statement, but watch this film and you will be impressed with her performance every minute she is on screen. It is that good.Rathbone seemed to get a lot of roles requiring a lot of dramatic "flair", such as Dr. Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes, and this role here. Within that context he always delivers what is required, which is to walk the fine line between overacting and "flair".While a bit slow developing, the good acting by all the cast in "A Night of Terror" will hold your attention, and will leave you wanting to look for more Ann Harding films.If you are a fan of good, straight, no-gimmick drama, watch this one.

BILLYBOY-10 Rasil Bathbone was a proper British stage actor, obviously trained to emote and then went on to his real success as Sherlock Holmes in the 40's-50's. He was not terribly attractive and had a large proboscis which followed him everywhere he went. In this mellow drama, he plays opposite Anne Harding, whoever she is/was. Anne is a dreary working gal in dreary London. She wins the lottery an buys a big funny hat and plans to travel the world with her loot. Her long absent boyfriend returns and is intimidated by her wealth, they have a spat and he splits.Meanwhile Rasil enters the picture as a potential sub-lessee of her flat while she is gone. Poor simple minded Anne is swept off her feet by this smooth talking, debonair, suave, dashing man and soon they are blissfully married. They travel the world staying in vast, plush, expensive hotel suites. One day poor Rasil receives dreadful news that his finances are in a dither and needs to borrow money from Anne to buy a house in the isolated English countryside. She gladly loans him the dough.Once in the house Rasil comes unscrewed, shouting and all schitzo. Soon poor Anne realizes he is an infamous serial killer of wealthy simple minded women. Oops. There is a terribly dramatic scene of exceptional scenery chewing and dramatic emoting during which Anne has cleverly, secretly poisoned his coffee. Soon the cavalry arrives to rescue Anne and Rasil has one last final gasping death scene, which apparently all hammy actors love. This 22 minute hamfest stretched into it's alloted time here is minimally watchable, if only to watch how stage trained actors ply their craft before the motion picture camera. The story isn't bad tho, so it's no crime to spend the time to watch it.

kidboots Beautiful Ann Harding was noted for her long silvery blonde hair and her melodious throbbing voice. Her looks and bearing meant she was only to play ladies and she played them to perfection but by the mid 1930s she was being ousted by stars who could play more down to earth heroines. Like many other stars whose box office power had dimmed she tried her luck in England and made "Love From a Stranger" in 1937. It was taken from an Agatha Christie short story and had a ripping, over the top performance by Basil Rathbone. Some of the critics of the day compared the shocking ending to James Cagney's ending in "The Public Enemy" (1931) - not quite!!Ann Harding at her most dignified was completely believable as English working girl Carol who finds she has won the lottery. She goes on a "wild" spending spree (she buys a hat she has had her eye on) and eagerly awaits the return of Ronnie (Bruce Seton), her fiancé, old "Mr. Reliable", who she hasn't seen for a few years (he has been working in the Sudan, saving for their marriage). Before he arrives she meets Gerald Lovell (Basil Rathbone) who has come to view her flat which she is going to let. Once Ronnie arrives and realises she has won the lottery - suddenly the thought of marriage turns him cold. He wants to be the man of the house, support them both on his salary etc, but Carol wants them both to travel to exotic lands, to places new and interesting. They quarrel and suddenly Gerald is back on the scene and Carol finds it hard to resist him. He follows her to Paris - where she has to pick up her winnings - and proceeds to show her the Paris he knows - all the out of the way places. Ronnie then turns up, he is sorry for the way he has behaved, but she has news for him - she is already married.Things, at first, seem wonderful but then a house deal falls through and Gerald's South American bank funds are late - he is more than happy for Carol to sign some papers. He has an evil glint in his eye - is she signing away her fortune??? They move into a beautiful country house but as in all these movies - the cellar is the master's domain and no one is to go down there but him!!! He gives Carol a beautiful scarf - and it starts to affect his mind. His behaviour becomes more and more erratic - he literally screams when he finds her near his "dark room", when the doctor examines him and when Carol's old friends come to visit. The screams are really bloodcurdling!!! He is particularly interested in "Fletcher", a master criminal who has murdered three women and successfully evaded the police. When he sees Carol looking at Fletcher's picture again - she realises not only is he mad but he is also Fletcher. The ending is tension filled but with a few holes. Lovell is supposed to have a heart condition - but can no one see he is stark raving mad!! There is a fine line between Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes and the madness of Gerald Lovell. Ann Harding gives a gripping performance as the lovely Carol who, in a huge surprise twist, turns the tables on Gerald - and wins. This could be Ann's best performance.Highly Recommended.