' ▁Hay es ▁as ▁Bill ▁( cred ited ▁as ▁George ▁Hay es ) ▁D ann ie ▁Mac ▁Grant ▁as ▁( un cred ited ) ▁ ▁Sound track ▁ ▁" S leep y ▁Valley " ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁James ▁F . ▁Han ley ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Ster ling ▁ ▁" L ittle ▁Pal " ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁James ▁F . ▁Han ley ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁Dow ling ▁ ▁" R ain bow ▁Man " ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁James ▁F . ▁Han ley ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁Dow ling ▁ ▁T riv ia ▁The ▁Rain bow ▁Man ▁was ▁the ▁film ▁debut ▁of ▁George ▁' G ab by ' ▁Hay es ▁( bil led ▁as ▁" Ge orge ▁Hay es "). ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁A ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁review ▁stated ▁that : ▁" The ▁Rain bow ▁Man ▁is ▁an ▁ing enu ous ▁stream ▁of ▁slow ▁music ▁and ▁tears , ▁with ▁occas ional ▁inter l udes ▁of ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁effective ▁comedy . ▁Those ▁in ▁the ▁theatre ▁laughed ▁heart ily ▁at ▁the ▁fun , ▁and ▁for ▁all ▁one ▁knows ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁shed ▁tears ▁over ▁the ▁dist ress ing ▁state ▁of ▁affairs ▁that ▁surr ound ▁Rain bow ▁Ryan ▁( Mr . ▁Dow ling ). ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁inc idents ▁are ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁ancient ▁mel od ram as , ▁for ▁one ▁perce ives ▁the ▁most ▁amaz ing ▁coinc id ences ▁throughout ▁the ▁picture ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : American ▁musical ▁drama ▁films