Romance in the Rain
Cast & Crew
Stuart Walker
Roger Pryor
Heather Angel
Esther Ralston
Victor Moore
Ruth Donnelly
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Charles Denton, head writer for Livid Love Tales , a romance magazine owned by J. Franklin Blank, conceives a stunt to boost sales when he meets Cynthia Brown after she drops a shoe on his head on a rainy day. Seeing the way her stepmother and two stepsisters order her around, Charlie proposes a contest in which each entrant must write an essay on the subject, "Why I am the modern Cinderella," and subscribe to the magazine. Although thousands of subscriptions pour in, none of the entries are very good, so Charlie suggests that Cynthia enter and helps her write her essay. Her letter is by far the best, but Gwen de la Rue, Blank's girl friend, considers herself the sure winner. At the ball where the winner is to be announced, Gwen has handpicked the judges. By accident, a member of the audience is seated on stage, and the crowd insists that he remain as one of the judges in place of Blank. This man casts the deciding vote in favor of Cynthia. Her first evening as the modern Cinderella starts with a ride in a Rolls Royce to a penthouse apartment complete with butler and maid. At midnight, before Charlie rushes off to write his report of her first day, Cynthia asks him if he ever thinks about love, because she has fallen in love with him. He, however, sees her only as a promotional gimmick. Later, in an effort to let him know her feelings, she suggests that Cinderella needs a Prince Charming. His response is to instigate another contest to find the perfect man, who will then marry Cynthia. Cynthia is not enthusiastic about the plan, but in the end, convinced by Charlie's cynical attitude toward love, she agrees. Charlie begins to have second thoughts about Cynthia going through with the scheme, but Rex Bruce, the winner, is too interested in the money and publicity to call off the marriage. At the football stadium where the wedding is to take place during half time, Charlie begs Cynthia to reconsider, but she throws his own words about love back at him. Refusing to allow her to become a human guinea pig, Charlie picks her up and carries her away. Gwen forces Blank to marry her so that the crowd waiting for the Cinderella wedding will have a wedding to watch. Meanwhile, Cynthia says yes to Charlie's proposal.
Director
Stuart Walker
Cast
Roger Pryor
Heather Angel
Esther Ralston
Victor Moore
Ruth Donnelly
Henry Armetta
Paul Kaye
Christian Rub
Frank Parker
Georgia Caine
Betty Francisco
Lita Chevret
Gay Seabrook
Clara Kimball Young
King Baggott
John T. Murray
Francesca Rotoli
Grace Hayle
"big Boy" Williams
Dean Benton
Anne Darling
Fifteen Universal Beauties
Baxter Gamble
Verna Hillie
Rosalind Culli
Wanda Perry
Julie Kingdon
Margaret Nearing
Tom Hanlon
Frankie Adams
Marcia Remy
Earl Eby
Jessie Arnold
Scotty Becket
Georgia Bark
Crew
Stanley Bergerman
Edward Curtiss
Albert S. D'agostino
John P. Fulton
Myrtle Gibson
Jay Gorney
Jay Gorney
Charles Gould
Don Hartman
Harold Hecht
Sig Herzig
Phil Karlstein
Gilbert Kurland
Carl Laemmle
Billy Moritz
M. F. Murphy
Maurice Pivar
Charles Stumar
R. E. Taylor
Barry Trivers
Gladys Unger
Edward Ward
John V. A. Weaver
Vera West
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The synopsis and onscreen credits were obtained from a studio continuity. According to Universal production files contained in the USC Cinema-Television library, Heather Angel's singing voice was dubbed by a professional singer.
