Baby, the Rain Must Fall (1965)

My Review

Steve McQueen and Lee Remick deliver strong performances in “Baby, the Rain Must Fall.” Remick plays a woman who moves across Texas with her daughter to attempt a reconciliation with her husband, played by McQueen, just released from prison. It’s a tough road ahead for the little family. Director Robert Mulligan (“To Kill a Mockingbird” 1962) and screenwriter Horton Foote put together a film that is an engrossing vehicle for McQueen and Remick. It was filmed mostly on location in Texas, with Remick’s place of employment filmed at the Baskin-Robbins in Tarzana, California.

The supporting cast includes Don Murray, Paul Fix, Josephine Hutchinson, Ruth White, Estelle Hemsley, and George Dunn. Glen Campbell appears in a small, uncredited role, which is his movie debut. The title song of the film was composed by Elmer Bernstein and Ernie Sheldon, a musical hit for singer Glenn Yarbrough. Bernstein was the music director for “Baby, the Rain Must Fall,” a modest hit in theatrical release for producer Alan J. Pakula and Columbia Pictures.