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Golden Rain

1953 · 90 min

It is a quiet study of how sudden fortune can unravel deeply held moral certainties.

Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Rona Anderson, Brian Worth, Dandy Nichols
Overview
Young country curate, Roger Strawbridge, and his wife, Cathy, find themselves in financial distress. In a desperate attempt to resolve their money troubles, Cathy decides to gamble on the football pools. The drama unfolds as she unexpectedly wins a massive jackpot—the "golden rain" of the title. However, the windfall brings moral and social complications rather than relief. The couple must navigate the ethical dilemma of a clergyman's family profiting from gambling, alongside the sudden, overwhelming pressures and unwanted attention that come with their new-found wealth.

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Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Rona Anderson, Brian Worth, Dandy Nichols
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • greed
  • class
  • faith
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Starring
Rona Anderson, Brian Worth, Dandy Nichols, John Salew, Phyllis Montefiore, Shaun O'Riordan, Norman Osborne, Myrtle Reed
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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