Drama ·Romance ·Adventure · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 44m

The Rains Came

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Director
Clarence Brown
Cast
Myrna Loy as Lady Edwina Esketh Tyrone Power as Major Rama Safti George Brent as Tom Ransome Brenda Joyce as Fern Simon Nigel Bruce as Lord Albert Esketh Maria Ouspenskaya as Maharani
Crew
Arthur C. Miller — Director of Photography Barbara McLean — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer Philip Dunne — Screenplay Julien Josephson — Screenplay Louis Bromfield — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
rainearthquakestate of emergencydelugedisasterdoctorindiafloodplague
Key Collaborators
Clarence Brown Director Arthur C. Miller Director of Photography Barbara McLean Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer Philip Dunne Screenplay Julien Josephson Screenplay Louis Bromfield Novel Darryl F. Zanuck Producer Gwen Wakeling Costume Design
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