Rain Or Shine

A very early Frank Capra film which was based on Broadway comedian Cook's hit musical. Unfortunately, the studio didn't want to pay extra for the songs, so the film is without the musical numbers. The thin plot has Peers as the inheritor of her late father's financially floundering circus. With the help of her manager, Cook, Peers tries to salvage the big top and bring in bigger crowds. The main focus of the film is on the comic antics of Cook and his sidekicks Chasen and Howard, whose laughs are derived from some fairly inventive slapstick and pun-filled verbal exchanges. Two spectacular set pieces pop up in the film, one a nasty rainstorm (the special effects cre...