The Rainbow Man

The Rainbow Man
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Directed by	Fred C. Newmeyer
Written by	Story: Eddie Dowling Adaption: Frances Agnew Screenplay: Frances Agnew Eddie Dowling
Produced by	Eddie Dowling George W. Weeks
Starring	Eddie Dowling Marian Nixon Frankie Darro Sam Hardy Lloyd Ingraham George 'Gabby' Hayes
Cinematography	Jack MacKenzie
Edited by	J.R. Crone
Music by	Louis F. Gottschalk
Distributed by	Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date	May 16, 1929 (1929-05-16)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Rainbow Man (known as La valle delle rose in Italy) is a 1929 American pre-Code musical drama film. A copy of The Rainbow Man is preserved by the Library of Congress Packard Campus.

Cast

• Eddie Dowling as Rainbow Ryan
• Marian Nixon as Mary Lane
• Frankie Darro as Billy Ryan
• Sam Hardy as Doc Hardy
• Lloyd Ingraham as Colonel Lane
• George 'Gabby' Hayes as Bill (credited as George Hayes)
• Dannie Mac Grant as (uncredited)

Soundtrack

• "Sleepy Valley"

Written by James F. Hanley and Andrew Sterling

• "Little Pal"

Written by James F. Hanley and Eddie Dowling

• "Rainbow Man"

Written by James F. Hanley and Eddie Dowling

Trivia

The Rainbow Man was the film debut of George 'Gabby' Hayes (billed as "George Hayes").

Critical response

A New York Times review stated that: "The Rainbow Man is an ingenuous stream of slow music and tears, with occasional interludes of more or less effective comedy. Those in the theatre laughed heartily at the fun, and for all one knows they may have shed tears over the distressing state of affairs that surround Rainbow Ryan (Mr. Dowling). Sometimes the incidents are reminiscent of ancient melodramas, for one perceives the most amazing coincidences throughout the picture."

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

External links

• The Rainbow Man at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie