The Rains Came is one of several disaster movies that were made in the 1930's and I found this quite good.
An aristocrat returns to India from America and he helps out some poor people in a village. He falls in love and then disaster strikes, first flooding after days of continuous heavy rain, an earthquake and then plague which kills many. He manages to survive all this though.
The special effects are quite good for the time and one of the best sequences is the dam bursting.
The cast includes Tyrone Power (The Mark of Zorro), George Brent (Dark Victory), Brenda Joyce (who went on to play Jane in some Tarzan movies), Myna Loy and a pre Dr Watson Nigel Bruce, who plays an ill tempered Lord.
This movie is worth a look at if you get the chance.
Rating: 3 stars out of 5.
An aristocrat returns to India from America and he helps out some poor people in a village. He falls in love and then disaster strikes, first flooding after days of continuous heavy rain, an earthquake and then plague which kills many. He manages to survive all this though.
The special effects are quite good for the time and one of the best sequences is the dam bursting.
The cast includes Tyrone Power (The Mark of Zorro), George Brent (Dark Victory), Brenda Joyce (who went on to play Jane in some Tarzan movies), Myna Loy and a pre Dr Watson Nigel Bruce, who plays an ill tempered Lord.
This movie is worth a look at if you get the chance.
Rating: 3 stars out of 5.