A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain is a 1957 American drama film about a young married man with a secret morphine addiction, based on a 1955 Broadway play of the same name. It is a medically and sociologically accurate account of the effects of morphine on an addict and his family. The frank depiction of drug addiction in a feature film was a rarity for its time.
Plot
In a housing project apartment in New York City near the Brooklyn Bridge, Johnny Pope (Don Murray) lives with his pregnant wife Celia (Eva Marie Saint) and his brother Polo (Anthony Franciosa). Johnny is a veteran recently returned from the Korean War, in which he sustained an injury while surviving for days trapped in a cave. His survival made him a hero in the newspapers, but his ensuing recuperation in a military hospital left him secretly addicted to the painkiller morphine, with Polo his only family member aware of his condition.
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| author | Alfred Hayes Carl Foreman Michael V. Gazzo |
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| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Fred Zinnemann |
| editor | Dorothy Spencer |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | addict arrest baby brooklyn bridge buy drink drive drug habit home alone housing project korean war learn make up married meet military hospital morning morphine night walk pick up pregnant wife project a public housing survive trap walk want |
| musicBy | Bernard Herrmann |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor |
| producer | Buddy Adler |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | New York City |