but bearing the official title, Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City, used Hecht as the unseen narrator, setting the scenes at the opening of his stories, filling in gaps, and offering closing comments. Miracle in the Rain, the fifth episode, adapted, as were all the others, by Hecht, and directed by Robert Stevens, starred, as Art and Ruth, two familiar TV faces, William Prince and Phyllis Thaxter. Prince, who served in World War II, and briefly appeared as a serviceman in one of 1944's highest-grossing films, the wartime morale booster Hollywood Canteen, played second and third leads in seven additional films made between 1943 and 1950, with the last of these giving him the third-billed role of Cyrano's friend Christian de Neuvillette in José Ferrer's Oscar-winning portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac, and then devoted his career primarily to television and theater. Likewise, Phyllis Thaxter, at the start of a long TV career, after playing a couple of minor leads and several second and third leads in seventeen films produced between 1944 and 1952, made her first small-screen appearance in this twenty-six-minute miniaturization of Miracle in the Rain, which also included Una Merkel as Ruth's mother and Mildred Dunnock as Grace. References External links Miracle in the Rain at TV Guide (1987 slightly revised write-up was originally published in The Motion Picture Guide) Miracle in the Rain at DVD Verdict Miracle in the Rain at Cinema Crazed Miracle in the Rain at Ozus' World Movie Reviews Miracle in the Rain at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Miracle in the Rain {along with 1945's The Clock, 1988's Crossing Delancey and 1959's A Summer Place} at Reel Film Reviews screen captures from Miracle in the Rain at DVD Beaver 1943 American novels Fiction set in 1942 American novellas Novels set in New York City Works originally published in The Saturday Evening Post 1956 films 1950s romantic fantasy films 1956 romantic drama films American romantic drama films American romantic fantasy films American black-and-white films Films scored by Franz Waxman Films about religion Films based on American novels Films directed by Rudolph Maté Films set in 1942 Films set in New York City Films set on the home front during World War II Films with screenplays by Ben Hecht Warner Bros. films Alfred A. Knopf books American novels adapted into films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films