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The Rains Came (1939)

5.9/10 1h 44m Sep 15, 1939
Drama Romance Adventure

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Rains Came
Original Language EN
Budget $2,500,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Lady Edwina Esketh
Popularity: 1.2
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power
Major Rama Safti
Popularity: 2.5
George Brent
George Brent
Tom Ransome
Popularity: 0.7
Brenda Joyce
Brenda Joyce
Fern Simon
Popularity: 0.3
Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce
Lord Albert Esketh
Popularity: 0.6
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maharani
Popularity: 0.6
Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut
Mr. Bannerjee
Popularity: 3.3
Mary Nash
Mary Nash
Miss Mac Daid
Popularity: 3.0
Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell
Aunt Phoebe Smiley
Popularity: 4.9
Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau
Mrs. Simon
Popularity: 1.1
Henry Travers
Henry Travers
Rev. Homer Smiley
Popularity: 2.4
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Maharajah
Popularity: 5.4

Key Crew

Director Clarence Brown
Screenplay Philip Dunne, Julien Josephson
Editor Barbara McLean
Producer Darryl F. Zanuck

Production

20th Century Fox
US

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Keywords

rain earthquake state of emergency deluge disaster doctor india flood plague

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 22, 2022

This is a classy adaptation of Lewis Bromfield's tale of the Raj. When the unhappily married "Lady Edwina" (Myrna Loy) and her rather indifferent, pompous, husband "Lord Hesketh" (Nigel Bruce) arrive in the Indian state of "Ranchipur", she meets up with her old friend "Ransome" (George Bent) who arr ... Read more

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Rating
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Based on 21 votes

Details
Release Date September 15, 1939
Runtime 1h 44m
Budget $2,500,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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