The Sins of Rachel Cade

Rachel Cade (Angie Dickinson), a dedicated American nurse working in the Belgian Congo, meets administrator Henri Derode (Peter Finch) during a native fertility dance. Guess what he tries to do? He doesn't, though, because Rachel falls in love with handsome downed RAF pilot Paul Wilton (Roger ...more

A totally predictable soap opera with the benefit of an "exotic" setting, The Sins of Rachel Cade is better than its hokey title would suggest, but not enough so as to qualify as a good movie. Chief blame rests with Edward Anhalt's screenplay, although it's quite likely that the novel that served as its source is the real culprit. Certainly, Anhalt's screenplay does have dialogue that's slightly better than average for this kind of melodrama, indicating that the writer knew his story was pure, ...more