A woman without shame. A woman without soul.
Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.
Rain (1932) is a drama film directed by Lewis Milestone, released on October 12, 1932 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, Matt Moore and Guy Kibbee. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 60 ratings.
Joan Crawford
as Sadie Thompson
Walter Huston
as Alfred Davidson
Matt Moore
as Dr. Robert MacPhail
Guy Kibbee
as Joe Horn
William Gargan
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Beulah Bondi
as Mrs. Davidson
Kendall Lee
as Mrs. MacPhail
Fred Howard
as Hodgson
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as Griggs
Mary Shaw
as Ameena
Walter Catlett
as Quartermaster Bates
Directed by Lewis Milestone, written by Clemence Randolph, W. Somerset Maugham and Maxwell Anderson, produced by Lewis Milestone.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 60 ratings.
There are times in this film when I could quite cheerfully have hung Walter Huston's "Davidson" from the yardarm... Joan Crawford is "Sadie Thompson" - a prostitute merrily plying her trades on a South Pacific island with the visiting American troops. The arrival of the seriously puritanical "Davidson" couple - Huston and wife Beulah Bondi - soon puts a cramp in her style, though. Their shock and disgust at this…
Reviewed on June 13, 2022
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Rain (1932) is available to stream on Brew, Troma NOW and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Rain (1932) includes Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, Matt Moore, Guy Kibbee and William Gargan. The film was directed by Lewis Milestone. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Rain was released on October 12, 1932 and runs for 1h 34m.
Rain (1932) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 60 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
