Rainbow on the River

1936
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1h 27m

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Bobby Breen, Charles Butterworth, Benita Hume, Alan Mowbray, and May Robson in Rainbow on the River (1936)

A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't know in New York.A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't know in New York.A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't know in New York.

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7.1/10

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7/10

Good musical and plot for 1930s child singer

This is one of the earliest movies that Canadian child singer Bobby Breen made during the last years of the Great Depression. The plot and setting for "Rainbow on the River" is very interesting, especially for that time. Breen's soprano to tenor voice in this film reminds one of the recordings of the great boys choirs. The songs in this film are superb, and the cast is excellent.

With his short-lived acting career, Breen later did the nightclub circuit. He made some guest appearances on TV and hosted a TV show. He eventually moved to Florida where he opened his own talent business.

Even among movie buffs, the name of Bobby Breen is hardly known today. He made only nine films in the late 1930s. But these films give a look at a young singer who, for a time, had a voice that could captivate audiences. And, his acting was quite good as well.

SimonJack
Jan 17, 2016
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Al Capone, in a January 1937 letter to his son from Alcatraz Prison wrote that he had recently seen the movie "Rainbow On the River" starring Bobby Breen and that when he comes home he will play the song "Rainbow On the River" for him (Capone had learned to play banjo and the mandola, an instrument similar to the mandolin).

Alternate versions
The film was reissued in 1946 under the title "It Happened in New Orleans", and credited the following additional people onscreen: Seline ... Lillian Yarbo, Lilybell ... Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (as Stymie Beard), Doctor ... Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (as Edward Anderson).