The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker (1956)

It's about the magic that makes a woman beautiful when she's wanted by a man!

Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbors a secrect yen, won't take a chance --- until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: Rainmaker!

Date of release
1956-12-13
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (52)
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Romance, Western
Director
Joseph Anthony

Casting

  • Burt Lancaster — Bill Starbuck
  • Katharine Hepburn — Lizzie Curry
  • Wendell Corey — Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
  • Lloyd Bridges — Noah Curry
  • Earl Holliman — Jim Curry
  • Cameron Prud'Homme — H.C. Curry
  • Wallace Ford — Sheriff Howard Thomas
  • Yvonne Lime — Snookie Maguire
  • Jack Kenny — Townsman (uncredited)
  • Tex Driscoll — Townsman (uncredited)
  • Frank Mills — Train Conductor (uncredited)
  • Kansas Moehring — Townsman (uncredited)

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