The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker (1956)

6.8 121 min Movie
RomanceWestern

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!

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Cast

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

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