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Starring: Joan Crawford
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Directed By: Lewis Milestone
Studio: Alpha Video
Release Date: 2004-01-27

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Rain, Joan Crawford's Big Debut
This movie launched the career of Joan Crawford and here we watch the making of this legend. She is outstanding in her role as a very friendly, and considered, "loose" woman stranded on a tropical island during monsoon like rains. Somerset Maugham authored this story from which this movie is adapted, and true to his writing, the story is tinged with nuance, symbolism and moral perspective. Not suprisingly, the nemesis of her character is a fanatical preacher. Between he and his wife, Joan Crawford's character is made very uncomfortable and herein begins the magnificent tale. Outstanding and highly recommended for anyone who loves movies and the classics. This is an original!

joan at her finest!
this little gem has been underrated. Excellent acting, well cast, and a provocative story line.

Rain dvd
This product was a good deAL but arrived with a piece of the cover cracked off.

RAIN DVD
Wonderful performances and production values. Although the box has colorized images, the film is in glorious black and white. This is the story if the libertine and the religious hypocrite, as relevant today as it was in 1932.

fine Joan Crawford movie--with an outstanding performance by Walter Huston
Rain is an excellent Joan Crawford film that features fine acting by the cast; the cinematography and the choreography work well, too. This may have been a flop at the box office back in 1932; but I can see why this movie made it to DVD--it's actually quite a good film.

The action begins when passengers on a boat are unexpectedly stuck on Pago Pago in the South Pacific after an outbreak of cholera. And there couldn't be two more opposite people amongst those passengers--Sadie Thompson (Joan Crawford), a loose woman, and a remarkably charismatic and somewhat nutty missionary named Alfred Davidson (Walter Huston). It isn't long before Sadie and the Marines on Pago Pago get friendly; and Alfred Davidson and his wife (Beulah Bondi) just can't stand it any longer. The Davidsons feel strongly that Sadie is a terrible sinner who must immediately repent for being loose, drinking liquor and dressing too "loudly."

Sadie resists Mr. Davidson's attempts to "reform" her; and the most of the others at the hotel where they're staying generally support Sadie to one degree or another. They do come to fear the political connections Davidson has; and when Davidson complains to the Governor of Pago Pago, Sadie just might be in a whole lot of hot water that even her Marine boyfriend can't help!

Joan Crawford is to be commended for a stunning performance as Sadie Thompson. The transformation of Sadie about one hour into the movie is astounding. Sadie is no longer a loose woman but instead she is now dressed very differently; she even completely agrees with the missionary Alfred Davidson that she must return to San Francisco to repent for her "sins."

Why does Sadie not really want to go back to San Francisco? Will Sadie's Marine boyfriend ever hold off Davidson, or will Davidson win the tug of war over Sadie's future? What makes Sadie change--and will it last? No plot spoilers here, folks--you'll just have to watch the movie and find out!

The DVD has no extras; but the movie held my attention so well it almost doesn't need any extras. The rain that almost constantly pours down on Pago Pago enhances the drama of the story in a good way, too.

Overall, Joan Crawford fans will love this film. Rain is an excellent example of Joan giving an outstanding performance. Look for Walter Huston to give a stunning performance as the missionary Alfred Davidson; and Guy Kibbee fits in well as the owner of the hotel where the action takers place.