This is one of the first movies I saw about addiction and it is one of the best I have seen. Don Murray was fantastic as a addict and his brother played the part of the family saver well to. I have searched to get a print of this movie without success. this shows the seedy side of addiction. It also showed the impact a family member who is addicted to something has on his family in this case his wife thought there was another woman. There was the strong family feeling from this movie and the father was a overbearing perfectionist that really loved his family but had trouble showing it to both brothers which hurt the other brother big-time.
Review of A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
(1957)
fantastic movie and a must see for anyone interested in addiction
3 April 2006