RAINBOW ON THE RIVER aka It Happened in New Orleans (1936) Bobby Breen | Drama, Romance | B&W

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.

SYNOPSIS
An orphan raised by a former slave in the South is forced to live with relatives he doesn't know in New York.

CAST & CREW
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

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
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 (Premiere-New York City), December 25, 1936 (US)
Running time 91 minutes
Country United States
Language English