to her old self and she goes off to Sydney with O'Hara to start a new life. Cast Joan Crawford as Sadie Thompson Fred Howard as Hodgson Ben Hendricks Jr. as Griggs William Gargan as Sergeant Tim O'Hara Mary Shaw as Ameena Guy Kibbee as Joe Horn Kendall Lee as Mrs MacPhail Beulah Bondi as Mrs Davidson Matt Moore as Dr Robert MacPhail Walter Huston as Alfred Davidson Walter Catlett as Master Bates Copyright status In 1960, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. Reception Rain was not well received – either critically or financially – upon initial release. The unglamorous role for Crawford, and bold story (religious hypocrisy being its main theme), caught Depression-era audiences off guard. Motion Picture Herald commented,Because the producers have made such a strong attempt to establish the stern impressiveness of the story, it is rather slow. In its drive to become powerful, it appears to have lost the spark of spontaneity. ... Joan Crawford and Walter Huston are satisfactory. Variety noted,It turns out to be a mistake to have assigned the Sadie Thompson role to Miss Crawford. It shows her off unfavorably. The dramatic significance of it all is beyond her range. ... [Director] Milestone tried to achieve action with the camera, but wears the witnesses down with words. Joan Crawford's get-up as the light lady is extremely bizarre. Pavement pounders don't quite trick themselves up as fantastically as all that. In commercial favor of Rain is the general repute of the theme and Miss Crawford's personal following, but the finished product will not help either. Box office The film earned $538,000 in the United States and Canada and $166,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $198,000. References External links 1932 films 1932 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films American films based on plays 1930s English-language films Films based on works by W. Somerset Maugham Films directed by Lewis Milestone Films scored by Alfred Newman Films set in American Samoa Films shot in California United Artists films Articles containing video clips 1930s American films