The Rains Came

The Rains Came

104 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | Sept. 15, 1939

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.

The Rains Came

104 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | Sept. 15, 1939

The Rains Came
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Rains Came
Directors Clarence Brown
Writers Philip Dunne, Julien Josephson, Louis Bromfield

Cast

Myrna Loy

as Lady Edwina Esketh

Tyrone Power

as Major Rama Safti

George Brent

as Tom Ransome

Brenda Joyce

as Fern Simon

Nigel Bruce

as Lord Albert Esketh

Maria Ouspenskaya

as Maharani

Joseph Schildkraut

as Mr. Bannerjee

Mary Nash

as Miss Mac Daid

Jane Darwell

as Aunt Phoebe Smiley

Marjorie Rambeau

as Mrs. Simon

Henry Travers

as Rev. Homer Smiley

H.B. Warner

as Maharajah

Laura Hope Crews

as Lily Hoggett-Egburry

William Royle

as Raschid Ali Khan

C. Montague Shaw

as General Keith

Harry Hayden

as Rev. Elmer Simon

Herbert Evans

as Bates

Abner Biberman

as John, the Baptist

Mara Alexander

as Mrs. Bannerjee

William Edmunds

as Mr. Das

Eddie Abdo

as Soldier (uncredited)

Zebedy Colt

as Boy Piano Player (uncredited)

Guy D'Ennery

as Mr. Durga (uncredited)

Dominie Duval

as Girl (uncredited)

Fern Emmett

as Hindu Woman (uncredited)

Rosina Galli

as Nurse (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Officer (uncredited)

Jamiel Hasson

as Aide-de-Camp (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

as Doctor (uncredited)

Adele Labanset

as Princess (uncredited)

Frank Lackteen

as Engineer (uncredited)

Connie Leon

as Nurse (uncredited)

Lal Chand Mehra

as Jama Singh the Rajput Chant Singer (uncredited)

Rita Page

as Esketh's Maid (uncredited)

George Regas

as Rajput (uncredited)

Pedro Regas

as Official (uncredited)