The Rainbow Man
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| The Rainbow Man | |
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 Newspaper advertisement | |
| 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 |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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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.[1]
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."[2]
References
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 148, c.1978 by the American Film Institute
- ^ New York Times review
External links
- The Rainbow Man at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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