Steve McQueen and Lee Remick deliver strong performances in “Baby, the Rain Must Fall.” Remick plays a woman who moves across Texas with her daughter to attempt a reconciliation with her husband, played by McQueen, who has just been released from prison. It’s a tough road ahead for the little family. Director Robert Mulligan (“To Kill a Mockingbird” 1962) and screenwriter Horton Foote put together a film that is an engrossing vehicle for McQueen and Remick, but is a bit short on subplots and character development.
The supporting cast includes Don Murray, Paul Fix, Josephine Hutchinson, Ruth White, Estelle Hemsley, and George Dunn. Glen Campbell appears in a small, uncredited role, which is his movie debut. The title song of the film was composed by Elmer Bernstein and Ernie Sheldon, a musical hit for singer Glenn Yarbrough. Bernstein was the music director for “Baby, the Rain Must Fall,” a modest hit in theatrical release for producer Alan J. Pakula and Columbia Pictures.
Baby, the Rain Must Fall (1965)
cinema
My Review
Steve McQueen and Lee Remick deliver strong performances in “Baby, the Rain Must Fall.” Remick plays a woman who moves across Texas with her daughter to attempt a reconciliation with her husband, played by McQueen, who has just been released from prison. It’s a tough road ahead for the little family. Director Robert Mulligan (“To Kill a Mockingbird” 1962) and screenwriter Horton Foote put together a film that is an engrossing vehicle for McQueen and Remick, but is a bit short on subplots and character development.
The supporting cast includes Don Murray, Paul Fix, Josephine Hutchinson, Ruth White, Estelle Hemsley, and George Dunn. Glen Campbell appears in a small, uncredited role, which is his movie debut. The title song of the film was composed by Elmer Bernstein and Ernie Sheldon, a musical hit for singer Glenn Yarbrough. Bernstein was the music director for “Baby, the Rain Must Fall,” a modest hit in theatrical release for producer Alan J. Pakula and Columbia Pictures.