Date: 1957
Size: 35.75 x 14 inches
A Hatful of Rain was a 1957 American dramatic film about a young married man with a secret morphine addiction, based on a 1955 play of the same name. It is a medically and sociologically accurate account of the effects of morphine on an addict and his family.
The film starred Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Francis, 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 Writer's Guild of America added his name to the film's credits in 1998, 14 years after his death.Franciosa was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in A Hatful of Rain.
This poster was recently professionally linen-backed. It has been restored and is in overall B condition with overpainting and restored tears. Please see photos below.