Rain (1932) 1080p Joan Crawford Pre-Code

Drama | Pre-Code | USA | B&W | 94min | Director: Lewis Milestone Cast: Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, Fred Howard, Ben Hendricks Jr., William Gargan, Mary Shaw, Guy Kibbee, Beulah Bondi In the South Pacific, the passengers of a boat must disembark prematurely at the island of Pago Pago due to a cholera scare. Among them are missionaries Alfred Davidson (Walter Huston) and his wife (Beulah Bondi), and a spirited prostitute, Sadie Thompson (Joan Crawford). On the island, Thompson lives it up with the American soldiers stationed in the village, and captures the heart of Sgt. Tim O'Hara (William Gargan). But Thompson's wild ways are too much for Davidson, who tries to convert her. Rain's pre-Code standing means that it doesn't pull many punches in its portrayal of religious hypocrisy. If you only know Joan Crawford from her work from the Golden Age of Hollywood, or from her later career adventures in exploitation films and the infamy brought by Mommie Dearest, you might be in for quite a surprise.