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Drama

A Hatful of Rain

- The tender love story of Johnny Pope, husband, brother, father-to-be!

A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.

Release Date : 1957-07-17

Language :EnglishFrenchItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Eva Marie Saint

Character Name : Celia Pope

Original Name : Eva Marie Saint

Gender : Female

Don Murray

Character Name : Johnny Pope

Original Name : Don Murray

Gender : Male

Anthony Franciosa

Character Name : Polo Pope

Original Name : Anthony Franciosa

Gender : Male

Lloyd Nolan

Character Name : John Pope, Sr

Original Name : Lloyd Nolan

Gender : Male

Henry Silva

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Henry Silva

Gender : Male

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Character Name : Chuch

Original Name : Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gender : Male

William Hickey

Character Name : Apples

Original Name : William Hickey

Gender : Male

Paul Kruger

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Paul Kruger

Gender : Male

Ralph Montgomery

Character Name : Spectator at Football Game

Original Name : Ralph Montgomery

Gender : Male

Michael Vale

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Michael Vale

Gender : Male

Art Fleming

Character Name : Jack - Mounted Cop

Original Name : Art Fleming

Gender : Male

Tom Ahearne

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Ahearne

Gender : Male

William Bailey

Character Name : Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Original Name : William Bailey

Gender : Male

Herb Vigran

Character Name : Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Original Name : Herb Vigran

Gender : Male

Gordon B. Clarke

Character Name : Middle-Aged Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Gordon B. Clarke

Gender : Male

Heinie Conklin

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

Sayre Dearing

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Sayre Dearing

Gender : Male

Kit Guard

Character Name : Barfly (uncredited)

Original Name : Kit Guard

Gender : Male

Albert Dannibal

Character Name : The Thin Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Dannibal

Gender : Male

Jane Hoffman

Character Name : Lone Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jane Hoffman

Gender : Female

Jason Johnson

Character Name : Boss (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason Johnson

Gender : Male

Jay Jostyn

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Jay Jostyn

Gender : Male

Rex Lease

Character Name : Man at Mailbox (uncredited)

Original Name : Rex Lease

Gender : Male

Jimmy Rogers

Character Name : Child (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Rogers

Gender : Male

William Tannen

Character Name : Celia's Supervisor (uncredited)

Original Name : William Tannen

Gender : Male

Emerson Treacy

Character Name : Mr. Wagner - Celia's Office Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Emerson Treacy

Gender : Male

Guy Way

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Way

Gender : Male

Norman Willis

Character Name : Ed (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Willis

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-26

"Johnny" (Don Murray) has returned from the Korean war to pregnant wide "Celia" (Eva Marie Saint) and together with his sometimes quite wayward brother "Polo" (Anthony Franciosa) tries to make a go of things in New York. It's the arrival of the boy's father (Lloyd Nolan) that seems to set the cat amongst the pigeons as he is looking for some money he lent one of them so he can complete a property deal in Florida. Well, there's not a penny in the pot and he demands to know why. Initially you might think it's "Polo" who is the root of the problem, but quickly we are introduced to "Mother" (Henry Silva) and his drug peddling goons and discover that it's "Johnny" who has a problem that is spiralling menacingly out of control. It's a secret the brothers share, but not the only secret in the story and as we progress the intensity of conflict and old grudges only increases amongst this family grappling with the effects of despair and fear. Murray and an admittedly emotive effort from Marie Saint my claim top billing, but it was actually Nolan who played the pivotal role here. Not without demons of his own, his portrayal of this confused and betrayed paternal character adds quite a bit to the sense of embarrassment and shame felt by just about everyone. Bernard Herrmann's instantly recognisable score is over-used, I thought - all too often used to augment a tension that could maybe have been done better by a stronger Murray and a more penetrative script. That said, though, this is a grittily well delivered illustration of a man abandoned by the state after his military usefulness was over and picked up by mercenary addict-fuelling hoodlums with little human decency.