Pioggia

Titolo originale: Rain
Regia: Lewis Milestone |
Anno: 1932
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma
Tag: prostitute | quarantine | missionary | rain | deluge | remake | pacific island | religious fundamentalism | religious hypocrisy | pre-code | based on short story | u.s. marine | persecution | record player | south sea island | samoa | moral reformation | general store | reformer | tropics | fallen woman | christian missionary | public domain | rainy setting | cholera epidemic |
Cast: Joan Crawford | Walter Huston | Matt Moore | Guy Kibbee | William Gargan | Beulah Bondi | Kendall Lee | Fred Howard | Ben Hendricks Jr. | Mary Shaw | Walter Catlett |

A Pago-Pago, durante una terribile epidemia, vari personaggi delle più disparate origini sociali sono costretti a una forzata convivenza. Un missionario si innamora così di una ragazza di piccola virtù già promessa a un altro.

Frasi

Dr. Robert MacPhail: I've no doubt you've a suffic [...] D
Joe Horn: I hear life's terrible back home in the [...] D
Sadie Thompson: What can't be helped, can't be hel [...] D
Sadie Thompson: No hurry. Lots of time. There's so [...] D
Sadie Thompson: [Sarcastically] Can't I just hear [...] D
Mrs. Davidson: I understand, Miss Thompson. I'm so [...] D
Dr. Robert MacPhail: I'm off to bed. There's an un [...] D
Sadie Thompson: Music and a nip of liquor, that's [...] D
Sadie Thompson: [making a toast] Well, here's bubb [...] D
Sadie Thompson: I like the boys here. Hello, Hands [...] D
Sadie Thompson: Mr. Horn, your climate's bum! Joe [...] D
Sergeant O'Hara: Has she wondered why I haven't be [...] D
Dr. Robert MacPhail: Too bad man couldn't develop [...] D
Sadie Thompson: Why should I turn off my phonograp [...] D
Quartermaster Bates: Now look here. You may take t [...] D
Sergeant O'Hara: What's the matter? You look low. [...] D
Alfred Davidson: The devil in you is strong, my po [...] D
Mrs. Macphail: Mrs. Davidson tells me she hasn't c [...] D
Sadie Thompson: I'm alright. Don't you worry about [...] D
Quartermaster Bates: [handing a soldier his soggy [...] D
Sadie Thompson: Surprised to see me all dolled up, [...] D
Sadie Thompson: [commenting on the rain to Joe] My [...] D
Alfred Davidson: From now on you will be strong. T [...] D
Sadie Thompson: Oh, she-catta-gan-nee, she-catta-g [...] D
Ameena: How you talk? What do you say? My husband [...] D
Sadie Thompson: You don't mind, do ya? Seein' we'r [...] D
Quartermaster Bates: You're not the type that need [...] D
Sergeant O'Hara: [Sadie grabs a bottle of liquour] [...] D
Alfred Davidson: Hello, Miss Thompson. What are yo [...] D
Sadie Thompson: I haven't so many friends, Handsom [...] D
Sadie Thompson: You know, there's something about [...] D
Sadie Thompson: You mean this Maggie was sorta gay [...] D
Dr. Robert MacPhail: By the way, Officer, I was wo [...] D
Alfred Davidson: You've got to go back to San Fran [...] D
Joe Horn: We've all crossed thresholds we don't br [...] D
Alfred Davidson: You will be glad to hear that the [...] D
Sadie Thompson: You low-down skunk! What have you [...] D
Sadie Thompson: You don't think I want to stay in [...] D
Joe Horn: Everything goeth, everything returneth. [...] D
Sadie Thompson: Give me stength. How many times ha [...] D
Sadie Thompson: [on hearing Mrs. Davidson approach [...] D
Sadie Thompson: [to Mr. Davidson] Mighty glad you [...] D
Sadie Thompson: Oh, no Mr. Davidson. Your God and [...] D
Sadie Thompson: Anyone can see with two glass eyes [...] D
Sadie Thompson: Can you dance, Handsome? Sergeant [...] D
Sadie Thompson: You men! PIGS! D
Sadie Thompson: I'd race ya to the beach if it was [...] D
Mrs. Davidson: [complaining about the dancers] Mr. [...] D
Sadie Thompson: [at the end of a confrontation wit [...] D
Joe Horn: Friend, you'll behold here the last remn [...] D