Some of the on-location filming was done in Astoria, Oregon and along the
the Oregon coast, a considerable distance from Astoria. The adventure
comedy film was directed by Richard Donner and the screenplay was written
by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg.

Movie poster for “Rachel and the Stranger,” shot in the Springfield-Eugene
area of Oregon.

While the western film “Rachel and the Stranger” had a low budget, it was RKO‘s
most successful film in 1948, making $395,000.

Clip from the colorized version