Shockproof

 You would think a movie written by Samuel Fuller and directed by Douglas Sirk would be interesting. This movie is just ok and kind of boring. It's about a girl on parole. Her probation officer (Cornel Wilde) is in love with her but she is torn between the gangster who had her kill in the first place and Cornel Wilde. Leonard Maltin was completely right about the ending which doesn't seem plausible.

Rain

 

This was a flop at the time but it stands up well. Joan Crawford plays Sadie Thompson, a prostitute that tempts a missionary. He tries to get her deported and also tries to save her soul. One person on imdb.com said that this movie can make you uncomfortable at times. I agree. It deals with the nature of good and evil effectively. This was based on a W. Somerset Maugham story. He was a great writer. I read a lot by him during the ages of 12-14. The first thing I'll read will be Rain. There's also Sadie Thompson with Gloria Swanson and Miss Sadie Thompson with Rita Hayworth. This story got remade a lot.