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Golden Rain

  • 1953
  • 1h 30m

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.

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.

Cast

  • Rona AndersonCatherine Strawbridge
  • Brian WorthRoger Strawbridge
  • Dandy NicholsMrs. Tuckett
  • John SalewArchdeacon Shearing
  • Phyllis MontefioreMrs. Stukeley-Mosher
  • Shaun O'RiordanSyd
  • Norman OsborneMervyn
  • Myrtle ReedMarlene

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