Review of The Rains Came (1939) by Orlok W — 16 Nov 2014
Nothing redeems the reputation of a "fallen" woman like natural disaster or illness. Just ask Greta Garbo in "The Painted Veil", Elizabeth Taylor in "Elephant Walk" or Eleanor Parker in "The Naked Jungle" and "The Seventh Sin".
Audiences love to see a woman who has slid slightly off the moral track win back approval by pitching in during the aftermath of a plague or an earthquake, even if, in some cases, she doesn't make it herself.
.. Love, disaster, melodrama, colonial India in the rains--Old-Fashioned Exotic Melodrama with a Smoldering Loy and Special Effects That Still Impress... Way ahead of it's time, beautiful cinematography!!
This review of The Rains Came (1939) was written by Orlok W on 16 Nov 2014.
The Rains Came has generally received positive reviews.
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