Editing A Hatful of Rain (section)

==Reception==
In a contemporary review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', critic [[Bosley Crowther]] called ''A Hatful of Rain'' "a striking, sobering film" and wrote: "The sum of it is a harrowing picture of what it means for a man to be a slave of the dope habit—what it costs in money, in anguish and in hurt to those he loves. ... [T]hey have contrived a tremendously taut and true description of human agony and shame, of solicitude and frustration and the piteousness of tangled love. And it is so directed by Mr. Zinnemann and acted by an excellent cast that every concept and nuance of the story is revealed."<ref name="nytreview">{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=1957-07-18 |title=Screen: 'A Hatful of Rain' |work=[[The New York Times]] |page=19}}</ref>

Critic Philip K. Scheuer of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote: "'A Hatful of Rain' takes a grip on the spectator that gradually grows viselike and never lets go till the fadeout—if then. ... Half reality, half nightmare, it is the best film I have seen about the insidious consequences of drug addiction. But now, Hollywood and heaven willing, I have had it."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scheuer |first=Philip K. |date=1957-08-24 |title='A Hatful of Rain' Has Viselike Grip |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |pages=2, Part III}}</ref>