Rainbow on the River

Rainbow on the River (also known as It Happened in New Orleans) is a 1936 American musical film directed by Kurt Neumann from a screenplay by Harry Chandlee, Earle Snell, and William Hurlbut, based upon the novel Toinette's Philip by C. V. Jamison. Produced by Bobby Breen Productions and Principal Productions, the movie was premiered in New York City on December 17, 1936, and released nationwide by RKO Radio Pictures the following week on Christmas Day. The film stars Bobby Breen, May Robson and Charles Butterworth.

Rainbow on the River
Louise Beavers and Bobby Breen in a scene from the film
Directed by	Kurt Neumann George Sherman
Screenplay by	Harry Chandlee Earle Snell William Hurlbut
Based on	the novel, Toinette's Philip by C. V. Jamison
Produced by	Sol Lesser Edward Gross
Starring	Bobby Breen May Robson Charles Butterworth
Cinematography	Charles Schoenbaum
Edited by	Robert Crandall
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production companies	Bobby Breen Productions Principal Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	December 17, 1936 (1936-12-17) (Premiere-New York City)[1] December 25, 1936 (1936-12-25) (US)[1]
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

An orphan raised by a former slave in the South is forced to live with unfamiliar relatives in the North.^[2]

Cast

• Bobby Breen as Philip Ainsworth
• May Robson as Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth
• Charles Butterworth as Barrett
• Alan Mowbray as Ralph Layton
• Benita Hume as Julia Layton
• Henry O'Neill as Father Josef
• Louise Beavers as Toinette
• Marilyn Knowlden as Lucille Layton
• Lillian Yarbo as Seline (uncredited)

External links

• Rainbow on the River at IMDb
• Rainbow on the River at the TCM Movie Database