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Rain (1932)

Name: Rain
Genre: Classic Drama
Released: 1932
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Cast: Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, Matt Moore, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee

193294 minClassic DramaStrong rights evidence

Rain (1932) is a 94-minute classic film that airs free on Starlite TV's Silver Screen (CH 2) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below). Directed by Lewis Milestone.

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About Rain (1932)

Rain is a 1932 pre-Code drama film that stars Joan Crawford as prostitute Sadie Thompson. Directed by Lewis Milestone and set in the South Seas, the production was filmed in part at Santa Catalina Island and what became Crystal Cove State Park in California.

A westbound ship en route to Apia, Samoa, is temporarily stranded at nearby Pago Pago due to a possible cholera outbreak on board. Among the passengers are Alfred Davidson, a self-righteous missionary, his wife, and Sadie Thompson, a prostitute. Thompson passes the time partying and drinking with the American Marines stationed on the island. Sergeant Tim O'Hara, nicknamed by Sadie as "Handsome", falls in love with her. Her wild behavior soon becomes more than the Davidsons can stand and Mr. Davidson confronts Sadie, resolving to save her soul.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Rain (1932 film) (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Credits

Directed by: Lewis Milestone
Cast includes: Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, Matt Moore, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, William Gargan, Walter Catlett
Country: United States
Based on: Rain

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Airs on

Silver Screen - CH 2, Classic Cinema

Rights & source

Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
Evidence: Listed in Wikipedia 'List of films in the public domain in the United States' - reason: Copyright not renewed (cites Pierce 2007 / Fishman / trade sources). Maugham story 1921 PD.
License on source: creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain
Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs (if any) not individually cleared.
Underlying rights: Maugham story 1921 PD.
Source: Internet Archive

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