Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
The first of Monogram's "Father" series was Henry, the Rainmaker, assembled in a fast seven days. Henry Latham is an average family man who is galvanized into entering a mayoral race over the issue of garbage disposal. When incumbent mayor Colton solves this issue himself, Henry turns his attentions to the current water shortage. His efforts to become a rainmaker prove cataclysmic, to say the least.
- Date of release
- 1949-02-13
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Jean Yarbrough
Casting
- Raymond Walburn — Henry Latham
- Walter Catlett — Mayor Colton
- William Tracy — Charlie Richards
- Mary Stuart — Barbara Latham
- Barbara Brown — Mrs. Latham
- Gary Gray — David Latham
- Addison Richards — Steve Richards
- Lois Austin — Mrs. Richards
- Georgie Nokes — Georgie Colton
- Mary Field — Mrs. Sweeney
- Robert Emmett Keane — Seton
- Ruth Lee — Schoolteacher
Interesting facts
Henry, the Rainmaker is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Lane Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, William Tracy, Mary Stuart, Barbara Brown and Gary Gray. The film was released on February 13, 1949, by Monogram Pictures.
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