Directed by:
Jean NegulescoCinematography:
Milton KrasnerComposer:
Hugo FriedhoferCast:
Lana Turner, Richard Burton, Fred MacMurray, Joan Caulfield, Michael Rennie, Gladys Hurlbut, Sam Harris, Paul Frees, John Banner, Argentina Brunetti (more)VOD (1)
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After The Rains Came (1939), this epic romantic melodrama was the second version of author Louis Bromfield's novel to get the deluxe, big-budget treatment from Twentieth Century Fox. Lana Turner stars as Lady Edwina Esketh, the spoiled and hedonistic wife of Lord Esketh (Michael Rennie), a British royal. Intending to purchase some horses, the Eskeths accept an invitation to the Indian city of Ranchipur by the Maharani (Eugene Leontovich). Once there, Edwina meets and unsuccessfully attempts to seduce Dr. Safti (Richard Burton), a handsome Hindu doctor and the Maharani's chosen heir. While in Ranchipur, Edwina also runs into an old acquaintance, Tom Ransome (Fred MacMurray), now the town drunk. As Edwina begins to realize that she's feeling real love for Safti, the doctor succumbs to her charms and a torrid affair begins, as a series of earthquakes and a devastating flood strike Ranchipur. The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) was Oscar nominated for Best Visual Effects. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Lana Turner
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Richard Burton
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Fred MacMurray
USA
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Apartment (1960)
Joan Caulfield
USA
Best movies:
The Unsuspected (1947)
Blue Skies (1946)
The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
Michael Rennie
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
Gladys Hurlbut
USA
Best movies:
The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
Sam Harris
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Paul Frees
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Grand Prix (1966)
John Banner
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
It Started with Eve (1941)
One, Two, Three (1961)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
Argentina Brunetti
Argentina
Best movies:
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Gilda (1946)
House of Strangers (1949)
Lou Krugman
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Eugenie Leontovich
Russian Empire
Best movies:
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Homicidal (1961)
The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
King Calder
USA
Best movies:
The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)