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JE did Rain. right?

posted 16 years ago by Bussssss69
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I havent seen the movie in such a long time, I remeber reading the book about her.....

[–] 16 years ago

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[–] lolarites 16 years ago

Joan Crawford did the movie version.

[–] charcas67 15 years ago

As did Gloria Swanson in 1928 and Rita Hayworth in 1953.

[–] cujo3017-370-726670 9 years ago

Per wikipedia:

''In 1922, she made her first appearance as a star in the play Rain, by John Colton, based on a short story by W. Somerset Maugham. Eagels played her favorite role, that of Sadie Thompson, a free-wheeling and free-loving spirit who confronts a fire-and-brimstone preacher on a South Pacific island. She went on tour with Rain for two more seasons and returned to Broadway to give a farewell performance in 1926.''