Rain or Shine

1930
Passed
1 Std. 28 Min.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuWoman inherits a traveling circus which brings financial difficulties.Woman inherits a traveling circus which brings financial difficulties.Woman inherits a traveling circus which brings financial difficulties.

Regie
- Frank Capra
Drehbuch
- James Gleason
- Maurice Marks
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,5/10

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Regie
- Frank Capra
Drehbuch
- James Gleason
- Maurice Marks
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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Joe Cook

Smiley Johnson

Louise Fazenda

Frankie

Joan Peers

Mary Rainey

William Collier Jr.

Bud Conway

Tom Howard

Amos K. Shrewsberry

Dave Chasen

Dave
(as Dave Chason)

Alan Roscoe

Dalton - the Ringmaster

Adolph Milar

Foltz - the Lion Tamer

Clarence Muse

Nero

Nella Walker

Mrs. Conway

Edward Martindel

Mr. Conway
(as Edward Martindale)

Nora Lane

Grace Conway

Tyrell Davis

Lord Hugo Gwynne
(as Tyrrell Davis)

Charles Gemora

Charlie the Gorilla
(Nicht genannt)

Dannie Mac Grant

Boy at Circus
(Nicht genannt)

Ethel Loreen Greer

Carmencita, The Fat Lady
(Nicht genannt)

James J. Jeffries

Extra
(Nicht genannt)

Rolfe Sedan

Waiter at Dinner Party
(Nicht genannt)

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The main character, Smiley Johnson, explains to Tom Howard that he was born in Evansville, Indiana. In fact, Joe Cook, the actor who played Smiley, was born in Evansville, Indiana.

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Amos K. Shrewsberry: Just a minute. I want to see you. I've got a feed bill here I want to talk to you about.
Smiley Johnson: Say, brother, you certainly were a big help to me. Now, I know what you're gonna say, you're modest and you want to make me believe you don't have it all. I want all these good folks to know what a great guy you are. You're not the mayor here, are you? You know the minute I laid eyes on you, I says to myself, now there's a man who looks just like Jimmy Walker and he should ought to be mayor of this cute little town.
Amos K. Shrewsberry: No, I'm not the mayor, but I'd like to see you inside alone.
Smiley Johnson: Alone? That will be impossible, I'll be with you.

Alternative Versionen
When this film was produced, not all theaters had converted to the "sound on film" system. Also, some of the dialogue was too lengthy to include on inter-titles or referenced things unfamiliar to foreign audiences. To address these issues, Columbia and other studios filmed foreign and domestic versions simultaneously with the same cast. (They would soon switch to filming separate versions, utilizing the same sets but different casts as was the case with the Spanish version of Universal's "Dracula.") The 68 minute "silent" international version is included on the Turner "Frank Capra: the Early Collection" set. (Some spoken dialogue remains without any title cards, mainly in the climatic fire sequence.) Most of the banter is eliminated but additional tricks and stunts have been added. Although both versions were directed by Capra (usually there were separate crews), the international version has additional scenes fleshing out the Ringmaster's machinations. It also features an alternate ending to the domestic version.

Verbindungen
Featured in Charlie Gemora: Uncredited (2016)

Soundtracks
Happy Days Are Here Again
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Milton Ager
Played during the opening and credits and at the end
Also played at a circus performance

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Lesser Capra

Rain or Shine (1930)

** (out of 4)

Mary Rainey (Joan Peers) takes over her father's circus after his death but soon finds herself in major financial trouble. The manager, Smiley Johnson (Joe Cook), always has a positive spin on everything but soon not even his fast talking can help the situation. Opinions on this film seem to be extremely mixed and I'm going to have to fall on the negative side. It's rather hard and perhaps unfair for my to criticize the film for the reasons I'm going to but here goes. I found Cook to be an incredible talent here and he gives an amazing performance. At the same time I'd say his performance was too amazing because he plays an annoying character and that's exactly how it struck me. The frustration the owner in the film has over his attitude and actions is the same frustration I started to feel and this really started to take away from the film for me. The first thirty-minutes kept me entertained but then I finally hit a wall to where I was wanting to hit certain characters. Again, it's somewhat unfair for me to bash Cook for giving a great performance but I couldn't help but to have his character on my nerves. The supporting performances are rather good as well and that includes Tom Howard as a dimwitted fool who can't keep anything straight. In perhaps the funniest and most unbelievable sequence, Ethel Greer, a real life "Fat Woman", falls out of a trailer and gets stuck in the mud. The men can't pick her up due to her large weight so they have to get an elephant to do the job. This scene is certainly outrageous and in some ways so shocking that I couldn't help but laugh my behind off. The ending picks up a lot of steam but by that point I was pretty much wore out and ready to move on.