The Rainbow Man

The Rainbow Man (known as La valle delle rose in Italy) is a 1929 American pre-Code musical drama film. A copy of The Rainbow Man is preserved by the Library of Congress Packard Campus.[1]

For other uses, see Rainbowman.

The Rainbow Man
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Directed byFred C. Newmeyer
Produced byEddie Dowling
George W. Weeks
Written byStory:
Eddie Dowling
Adaption:
Frances Agnew
Screenplay:
Frances Agnew
Eddie Dowling
StarringEddie Dowling
Marian Nixon
Frankie Darro
Sam Hardy
Lloyd Ingraham
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Music byLouis F. Gottschalk
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Edited byJ.R. Crone
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 16, 1929 (1929-05-16)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Soundtrack
  • "Sleepy Valley"
Written by James F. Hanley and Andrew Sterling
  • "Little Pal"
Written by James F. Hanley and Eddie Dowling
  • "Rainbow Man"
Written by James F. Hanley and Eddie Dowling

Trivia

The Rainbow Man was the film debut of George 'Gabby' Hayes (billed as "George Hayes").

Critical response

A New York Times review stated that: "The Rainbow Man is an ingenuous stream of slow music and tears, with occasional interludes of more or less effective comedy. Those in the theatre laughed heartily at the fun, and for all one knows they may have shed tears over the distressing state of affairs that surround Rainbow Ryan (Mr. Dowling). Sometimes the incidents are reminiscent of ancient melodramas, for one perceives the most amazing coincidences throughout the picture."[2]

References
  1. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 148, c.1978 by the American Film Institute
  2. New York Times review


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