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Director
  
Frank Capra

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Drama, Music

Language
  
English

Rain or Shine (film) movie poster

Writer
  
James Gleason
,
Maurice Marks
,
Jo Swerling

Release date
  
August 15, 1930 (1930-08-15)

Initial release
  
August 7, 1930 (New York City)

Screenplay
  
Jo Swerling, Dorothy Howell

Story by
  
James Gleason, Maurice Marks

Cast
  
Joe Cook
(Smiley Johnson),
Louise Fazenda
(Frankie),
Joan Peers
(Mary Rainey),
William Collier Jr.
(Bud Conway),
Dave Chasen
(Dave),
Tom Howard
(Amos K. Shrewsberry)

Similar movies
  
Dumbo
,
Bridesmaids
,
Oz: The Great and Powerful
,
Big Fish
,
Alexander
,
Gandhi

Tagline
  
The Laugh Sensation of the Season!

Rain or Shine is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Frank Capra and starring Joe Cook and Louise Fazenda. The film was adapted from a hit Broadway musical of the same name and was originally planned as a full-scale musical. Due to the public backlash against musical films (beginning in the latter part of the summer of 1930), all musical numbers were discarded before release. This move proved to be prudent as the film was a box office success, continuing the streak of hits Capra directed for the young Columbia Pictures studio.

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Synopsis

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A woman inherits her father's struggling travelling circus, and looks to the circus's manager, Smiley, to save the day when the performers conspire to strike during a performance.

Cast

  • Joe Cook as Smiley Johnson
  • Louise Fazenda as Frankie
  • Joan Peers as Mary Rainey
  • William Collier Jr. as Bud Conway
  • Tom Howard as Amos K. Shrewsberry
  • Dave Chasen as Dave
  • Alan Roscoe as Dalton
  • Adolph Milar as Foltz
  • Clarence Muse as Nero
  • Nella Walker as Mrs Conway
  • Edward Martindel as Mr Conway
  • Nora Lane as Grace Conway
  • Tyrell Davis as Lord Hugo Gwynne
  • Preservation

    The film survives intact and has been broadcast on television and cable. The International Sound Version of this film also survives. Both versions have been released on DVD.

    References

    Rain or Shine (film) Wikipedia
    Rain or Shine (film) IMDb Rain or Shine (film) themoviedb.org