The Rains Came (1939)
Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor folk of Ranchipur. Lady Edwina and her drunken artist ex-lover Tom Ransome get in the way, but everyone shapes up when faced by earthquake, flooding, and plague.
Director:
Clarence Brown
Writers:
Julien Josephson, Philip Dunne.
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Myrna Loy as Lady Edwina Esketh |
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Tyrone Power as Major Rama Safti |
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George Brent as Tom Ransome |
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Brenda Joyce as Fern Simon |
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Nigel Bruce as Lord Albert Esketh |
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Maria Ouspenskaya as Maharani |
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Joseph Schildkraut as Mr. Bannerjee |
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Mary Nash as Miss Mac Daid |
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Jane Darwell as Aunt Phoebe Smiley |
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Marjorie Rambeau as Mrs. Simon |
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Henry Travers as Rev. Homer Smiley |
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H.B. Warner as Maharajah |
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Laura Hope Crews as Lily Hoggett-Egburry |
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William Royle as Raschid Ali Khan |
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C. Montague Shaw as General Keith |
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Harry Hayden as Rev. Elmer Simon |
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Herbert Evans as Bates |
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Abner Biberman as John, the Baptist |
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Mara Alexander as Mrs. Bannerjee |
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William Edmunds as Mr. Das |
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Eddie Abdo as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Zebedy Colt as Boy Piano Player (uncredited) |
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Guy D'Ennery as Mr. Durga (uncredited) |
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Dominie Duval as Girl (uncredited) |
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Fern Emmett as Hindu Woman (uncredited) |
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Rosina Galli as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Officer (uncredited) |
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Jamiel Hasson as Aide-de-Camp (uncredited) |
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Leyland Hodgson as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Adele Labanset as Princess (uncredited) |
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Frank Lackteen as Engineer (uncredited) |
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Connie Leon as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Lal Chand Mehra as Jama Singh the Rajput Chant Singer (uncredited) |
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Rita Page as Esketh's Maid (uncredited) |
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George Regas as Rajput (uncredited) |
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Pedro Regas as Official (uncredited) |
| Directing | Clarence Brown | Director |
| Writing | Julien Josephson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Louis Bromfield | Novel |
| Writing | Philip Dunne | Screenplay |
| Editing | Barbara McLean | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Camera | Arthur C. Miller | Director of Photography |
| Art | George Dudley | Art Direction |
| Art | William S. Darling | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Edmund H. Hansen | Special Effects |
| Sound | Edmund H. Hansen | Sound Engineer |