diff --git a/engines/director/castmember.cpp b/engines/director/castmember.cpp
index 3c968bb44a9..158ba18f7a2 100644
--- a/engines/director/castmember.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/castmember.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Graphics::MacWidget *DigitalVideoCastMember::createWidget(Common::Rect &bbox, Ch
 	_channel = channel;
 
 	// Do not render stopped videos
-	if (_channel->_movieRate == 0.0)
+	if (_channel->_movieRate == 0.0 && !_pausedAtStart)
 		return nullptr;
 
 	if (!_video || !_video->isVideoLoaded()) {
@@ -421,11 +421,14 @@ void DigitalVideoCastMember::setStopTime(int stamp) {
 	_video->setEndTime(Audio::Timestamp(_channel->_stopTime * 1000 / 60, dur.framerate()));
 }
 
-void DigitalVideoCastMember::setMovieRate(int rate) {
+void DigitalVideoCastMember::setMovieRate(double rate) {
 	if (!_video)
 		return;
 
-	warning("STUB: DigitalVideoCastMember::setMovieRate(%d)", rate);
+	if (rate < 0.0)
+		warning("STUB: DigitalVideoCastMember::setMovieRate(%g)", rate);
+	else
+		_video->setRate(Common::Rational((int)(rate * 100.0), 100));
 }
 
 void DigitalVideoCastMember::setFrameRate(int rate) {
diff --git a/engines/director/castmember.h b/engines/director/castmember.h
index 2396508c40f..95b6d6b2e36 100644
--- a/engines/director/castmember.h
+++ b/engines/director/castmember.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public:
 	uint getMovieTotalTime();
 	void seekMovie(int stamp);
 	void setStopTime(int stamp);
-	void setMovieRate(int rate);
+	void setMovieRate(double rate);
 	void setFrameRate(int rate);
 
 	bool hasField(int field) override;
diff --git a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
index ca0adeed24c..e94ca7fb7d9 100644
--- a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
@@ -1172,9 +1172,10 @@ Datum Lingo::getTheSprite(Datum &id1, int field) {
 		d.u.i = sprite->_moveable;
 		break;
 	case kTheMovieRate:
-		d.u.i = channel->_movieRate;
+		d.type = FLOAT;
+		d.u.f = channel->_movieRate;
 		if (debugChannelSet(-1, kDebugEndVideo))
-			d.u.i = 0;
+			d.u.f = 0.0;
 		break;
 	case kTheMovieTime:
 		d.u.i = channel->_movieTime;
@@ -1373,7 +1374,7 @@ void Lingo::setTheSprite(Datum &id1, int field, Datum &d) {
 		sprite->_moveable = d.asInt();
 		break;
 	case kTheMovieRate:
-		channel->_movieRate = d.asInt();
+		channel->_movieRate = d.asFloat();
 		if (sprite->_cast->_type == kCastDigitalVideo)
 			((DigitalVideoCastMember *)sprite->_cast)->setMovieRate(channel->_movieRate);
 		else