Rainwear Cinema
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On the left: "The Hollywood Revue of 1929", 1929, US, directed by Charles Reisner
This part-technicolor variety show included a "Singin in the Rain" sequence that featured one of the earliest appearances of plastic macs in the cinema.
Below: This film is also known as "Monsieur Ripois". Gerard Philipe and Joan Greenwood are rainsoaked lovers in this offbeat comedy about a philanderer who confesses all his affairs to his wife.
"Knave Of Hearts", 1954, GB, directed by Rene Clement.
Above: William Bendix as Babe Ruth joins raincoated chorus girls in a song and dance number from this biography of the legendary American baseball player.
"The Babe Ruth Story", 1948, US, directed by Roy del Ruth.
Above: June Allyson and Ray McDonald dance in the rain togged out in their snappy rainproof regalia. This film was a biography of composer Jerome Kern.
"Till the Clouds Roll By", 1946, US, directed by Richard Whorf.
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