Miracle in the Rain (1956)
If you want to watch an incredibly sappy wartime romance, you won’t want to miss Miracle in the Rain. Just make sure you’re a Jane Wyman fan. In this movie, she’s socially awkward, devoted to her sickly mother, and clearly a spinster. Yet a handsome, outgoing, warm, charming soldier on leave is ridiculously interested in her. When he finally calls her “darling” and says, “I love you as if I’ve always known you. Darling, kiss me once so I can remember it on a jungle island,” you almost want to laugh. It’s so artificial and so unbelievable.
In the midst of this corny melodrama, there’s a very funny moment: While on a date in the park, a newlywed couple asks Van Johnson to take their picture, and the man explains all the details of how to use his personal camera. It was such a big deal to take pictures! Do you recognize the bride? It’s Barbara Nichols.
In case it makes you cringe to see Jane paired up with a significantly younger man, you should know she just had an old-looking face. She was actually a year younger than Van! The “age discrepancy” didn’t end up making me cringe as much as the story itself. Filmed in 1956, the need for WWII tearjerkers was gone. It had a very strong religious element to it, with Jane weeping at a church and having a conversation with a statue. But no doubt, audiences were left as dry-eyed as I was. The war was over, and their spontaneous, nonsensical love wasn’t anything to root for. There was also an additional sappy plot line about Jane’s father who left the family years ago, but he’s playing piano at a bar downtown keeping an eye on her. Save yourself two hours of eye-rolling drama and stick with Since You Went Away or Tender Comrade.
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More Van Johnson movies here!
In the midst of this corny melodrama, there’s a very funny moment: While on a date in the park, a newlywed couple asks Van Johnson to take their picture, and the man explains all the details of how to use his personal camera. It was such a big deal to take pictures! Do you recognize the bride? It’s Barbara Nichols.
In case it makes you cringe to see Jane paired up with a significantly younger man, you should know she just had an old-looking face. She was actually a year younger than Van! The “age discrepancy” didn’t end up making me cringe as much as the story itself. Filmed in 1956, the need for WWII tearjerkers was gone. It had a very strong religious element to it, with Jane weeping at a church and having a conversation with a statue. But no doubt, audiences were left as dry-eyed as I was. The war was over, and their spontaneous, nonsensical love wasn’t anything to root for. There was also an additional sappy plot line about Jane’s father who left the family years ago, but he’s playing piano at a bar downtown keeping an eye on her. Save yourself two hours of eye-rolling drama and stick with Since You Went Away or Tender Comrade.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Toby Caban" for posting!
More Van Johnson movies here!