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Rain

  • 19321932
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 34m
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Joan Crawford in Rain (1932)
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A prostitute newly arrived in the South Pacific finds herself at odds with a stern missionary determined to save her soul.A prostitute newly arrived in the South Pacific finds herself at odds with a stern missionary determined to save her soul.A prostitute newly arrived in the South Pacific finds herself at odds with a stern missionary determined to save her soul.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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POPULARITY
34,718
9,782
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    • Director
      • Lewis Milestone(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Colton(play)
      • Clemence Randolph(play)
      • W. Somerset Maugham(story)
    • Stars
      • Joan Crawford
      • Walter Huston
      • Fred Howard
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    • Director
      • Lewis Milestone(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Colton(play)
      • Clemence Randolph(play)
      • W. Somerset Maugham(story)
    • Stars
      • Joan Crawford
      • Walter Huston
      • Fred Howard
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    • 74User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews

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    Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford
    • Sadie Thompson
    Walter Huston
    Walter Huston
    • Alfred Davidson
    Fred Howard
    • Hodgson
    • (as Frederic Howard)
    Ben Hendricks Jr.
    • Griggs
    • (as Ben Hendricks)
    William Gargan
    William Gargan
    • Sergeant O'Hara
    Mary Shaw
    • Ameena
    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • Joe Horn
    Kendall Lee
    Kendall Lee
    • Mrs. Macphail
    Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    • Mrs. Davidson
    Matt Moore
    Matt Moore
    • Dr. Macphail
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • Quartermaster Bates
    • Director
      • Lewis Milestone(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Colton(play)
      • Clemence Randolph(play)
      • W. Somerset Maugham(story)
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    • Trivia
      Costumer Milo Anderson bought Crawford's checkered dress at a department store, and later recalled that the dress required extensive alteration, being far too large for Crawford everywhere except in the shoulders. Still new to the business, Anderson did not realize that multiple copies would be needed of a costume worn so extensively throughout the film. When it came time for a second copy, Anderson discovered that the dress had sold out and was now not available anywhere. Nor could the checkered fabric be located. Since the dress had already been seen in numerous scenes, the only solution was to have the design laboriously painted onto cloth and then have the dress duplicated. The dress had originally been store-bought to save money--and ultimately, with all the work, it added considerably to the film's budget.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film where the ship's passengers are handing over their passports and shore passes to be checked, the serial number on all the passes is the same.
    • Quotes

      Sadie Thompson: You men! PIGS!

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      St. Louis Blues
      (1914) (uncredited)

      Written by W.C. Handy

      Played during the opening credits and often in the score

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    A Crawford Antique
    Most TV versions of "Rain" look like an antique, since they are in desperate need of restoration. The video versions are restored with 20 minutes of footage that is cut on some of the TV prints. Crawford was loaned out by MGM to United Artists for this second adaptation of the famed Maugham novel. This was one of Joan's biggest commercial disasters when she was still big at the box-office before her decline in the late 1930s. By viewing it today, one may not be impressed by the story or performances, but this is actually one of Joan's finest from her early films. "Rain" has become overlooked through the years since it was a notorious bomb and Crawford herself hated this movie. It is not as excellent as Gloria Swanson's "Sadie Thompson," but not that bad.
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    • Release date
      • October 12, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Sins of Sadie Thompson
    • Filming locations
      • Isthmus Cove, Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Feature Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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