Film

The Rainmaker

1956 · 2h 1m · Romance · Western

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

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

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!

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)

Joe Ploski

Townsman (uncredited)

• Joseph AnthonyDirector
• N. Richard NashScreenplay · Novel
• Hal B. WallisProducer
• Charles LangDirector of Photography
• Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer

The Rainmaker (1956) Original Trailer [HD]

Release date

December 13, 1956

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 1m

Rated

12

Genres

Romance, Western

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