A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fred Zinnemann
Screenplay by	Michael V. Gazzo; Alfred Hayes; Carl Foreman (uncredited)
Based on	A Hatful of Rain; 1955 play; by Michael V. Gazzo
Produced by	Buddy Adler
Starring	Eva Marie Saint; Don Murray; Anthony Franciosa; Lloyd Nolan
Cinematography	Joseph MacDonald
Edited by	Dorothy Spencer
Music by	Bernard Herrmann
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	July 17, 1957 (New York City);
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,820,000
Box office	$1.5 million (US)

A Hatful of Rain is a 1957 American drama film about a young married man with a secret morphine addiction, based on a 1955 Broadway play of the same name.^[1] It is a medically and sociologically accurate account of the effects of morphine on an addict and his family.^[4] The frank depiction of drug addiction in a feature film was a rarity for its time.^{[note 1]}

The film stars Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan, and Henry Silva. It was adapted by Michael V. Gazzo, Alfred Hayes, and Carl Foreman from the play by Gazzo. Foreman was blacklisted at the time of the film's release. The Writers Guild of America added his name to the film's credits in 1998, 14 years after his death. It was directed by Fred Zinnemann and features a strong musical score by Bernard Herrmann. Herrmann was asked by 20th Century Fox to rescore his prelude for the film as the original was considered "too terrifying".^[6]

Franciosa was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

^ ^a ^b A Hatful of Rain Archived 2022-01-14 at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Broadway Database
^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p250
^ "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30
^ AJ Giannini (1982). Handbook of Overdose and Detoxification Emergencies. New Hyde Park, NY: Medical Examination Publishing Co., p.166. ISBN 0-87488-182-X
^ Cite error: The named reference Crowther was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Michael V. Gazzo, 71, Is Dead; Playwright of 'Hatful of Rain'". The New York Times. 24 February 1995. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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[IBDB-1] A Hatful of Rain Archived 2022-01-14 at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Broadway Database

[2] Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p250

[3] "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30

[4] AJ Giannini (1982). Handbook of Overdose and Detoxification Emergencies. New Hyde Park, NY: Medical Examination Publishing Co., p.166. ISBN 0-87488-182-X

[Crowther-5] Cite error: The named reference Crowther was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] "Michael V. Gazzo, 71, Is Dead; Playwright of 'Hatful of Rain'". The New York Times. 24 February 1995. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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