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The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker
★ 6.8/10•1956•2h 1m•12•Romance•Western

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!

Joseph Anthony · Director

N. Richard Nash · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 1m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 13, 1956

Actors

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)

Joe Ploski

Townsman (uncredited)

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