The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur is a 1955 American drama and disaster film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Frank Ross from a screenplay by Merle Miller, based on the 1937 novel The Rains Came by Louis Bromfield. The music score was by Hugo Friedhofer and the cinematography by Milton Krasner.
Plot
In India to purchase some horses, British aristocrat Lord Esketh (Michael Rennie) and his wife Edwina (Lana Turner) come to the town of Ranchipur at the invitation of the elderly Maharani (Eugenie Leontovich). Their marriage is an unhappy one, and Lord Esketh announces his intention to return to England and begin divorce proceedings. The spoiled, insensitive and notoriously promiscuous Edwina (she took a lover on their honeymoon) scoffs at this.
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author | Merle Miller |
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contentLocation | India |
director | Jean Negulesco |
editor | Dorothy Spencer |
genre | drama |
keywords | back to school build disillusion end eugenie leontovich fade flood hopelessly in love let her go morning natural disaster newspaper clipping nothing old friend rain read rebuild saving lives spoil wound |
musicBy | Hugo Friedhofer |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Special Effects |
producer | Frank Ross |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
theme | disaster |