Film

The Rains Came

1939 · 1h 44m · Drama · Romance · Adventure

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

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.

Myrna Loy

Lady Edwina Esketh

Tyrone Power

Major Rama Safti

George Brent

Tom Ransome

Brenda Joyce

Fern Simon

Nigel Bruce

Lord Albert Esketh

Maria Ouspenskaya

Maharani

Joseph Schildkraut

Mr. Bannerjee

Mary Nash

Miss Mac Daid

Jane Darwell

Aunt Phoebe Smiley

Marjorie Rambeau

Mrs. Simon

Henry Travers

Rev. Homer Smiley

H.B. Warner

Maharajah

Laura Hope Crews

Lily Hoggett-Egburry

William Royle

Raschid Ali Khan

C. Montague Shaw

General Keith

Harry Hayden

Rev. Elmer Simon

• Clarence BrownDirector
• Philip DunneScreenplay
• Julien JosephsonScreenplay
• Louis BromfieldNovel
• Darryl F. ZanuckProducer
• Arthur C. MillerDirector of Photography
• Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
• Barbara McLeanEditor

Release date

September 15, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

NR

Budget

$2,500,000

Genres

Drama, Romance, Adventure

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