Miracle in the Rain
starring: Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Peggie Castle, Fred Clark, Eileen Heckart
directed by: Rudolph Maté
directed by: Rudolph Maté
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085391107446
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: WARD110744D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 06, 2007
Running Time: 108 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1956-04
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/06/2007
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Need a good cry? A real fistful-of-Kleenex, cathartic, "Oh (sob) my (sob) God (sob)" weeping jag? The deft and lovely Miracle in the Rain is exactly what the love doc ordered. The 1956 classic stars Jane Wyman as Ruth, that long-lost movie heroine type: a working-girl spinster caring for her ailing mother, toiling at her mundane job and feeling life's passing her by. Well, life has a little surprise up its sleeve, in the form of a random meeting on the streets of New York, with a soldier named Arthur (Van Johnson), who's on temporary leave during World War II. The streets are dingy and the rain is pounding, but the mood is changed; two lost souls connect. What follows is a believable, heart-wrenching tale with a great script (courtesy of Ben Hecht), and terrific performances by the two leads and a brassy Eileen Heckart as Ruth's best pal (and chaperone on the couple's first date!). The film presages the later weepy Somewhere in Time, with its echoes of fate, chance, and even the role of a tiny coin. Fans of romance of all eras, who believe what Arthur says--"Love never dies"--should wrap themselves in the cocoon of Miracle in the Rain--and never stop believing in miracles. --A.T. Hurley
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- Miracle in the RainI love having access to old 1950 movies. This movie was very down to earth, sad and inspiring.
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- A Long Forgotten Love Story For The AgesI write this review on the news day that Van Johnson left us at 92. Don't bother with critics who herald his more well known films. This is a career performance, his best role ever. There's an all too convincing innocence complimented by sweet co-star Jane Wyman that just gets to you in deep poignant places that other poorly cast films don't dare to tread.
Wyman stars as a sad, lonely lady lost in the big city in unconscious quest of romantic self fulfillment. Johnson is her dashingly ... Read More
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- Lost and foundI first saw this movie years ago when my local tv stations were still running ''Dialing for Dollars'' and ''Million Dollar Movie'' in the afternoon. It was a staple then and I made a note to myself to watch
every time it was on. But then cable came along and it just disappeared. TURNER never showed it and I wasn't having any luck finding a VHS copy. Had decided just to keep it in fond memory until today when I saw that Van Johnson had passed on. Was reading his filmography and saw ''Miracle in ... Read More
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- What it means to believeI had never heard of this movie before, but as I love World War II dramas and the film's main stars, Jane Wyman and Van Johnson, I decided to watch it. This is a truly beautiful film in every sense of the word. It is so nice to watch films of this calibre that celebrate true and pure love and the belief in the power of miracles. At a time when we have so few examples of these things in today's cinema, and in much of the media at large, it's comforting to curl up with a nice mug of hot cocoa and a box ... Read More
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- What Love Should BeI first saw this movie the night of the funeral of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. The story was wonderful and I never forgot it. (I was only 15 at the time). I have tried to find in on VHS or DVD over the last ten years and was very happy to find it on Amazon. It's a wonderful love story and one that can and should be watched by all ages.
