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13/12/1956 Romance, Western 2h 1m
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It's about the magic that makes a woman beautiful when she's wanted by a man!

Overview

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!

  1. Joseph Anthony

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Burt Lancaster

    Bill Starbuck

  2. Katharine Hepburn

    Lizzie Curry

  3. Wendell Corey

    Deputy Sheriff J.S. File

  4. Lloyd Bridges

    Noah Curry

  5. Earl Holliman

    Jim Curry

  6. Cameron Prud'Homme

    H.C. Curry

  7. Wallace Ford

    Sheriff Howard Thomas

  8. Yvonne Lime

    Snookie Maguire

  9. Jack Kenny

    Townsman (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2016-08-07
There once was an ugly duckling...

The Rainmaker is directed by Joseph Anthony and written by N. Richard Nash. It stars Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Cameron Prud'Homme and Earl Holliman. Music is by Alex North and VistaVision/Technicolor cinematography is by Charles Lang.

Starbuck (Lancaster) is a conman who arrives in the little town of Threepoint and promises to deliver the rain to end the town's crippling drought problem. More telling, perhaps, will be his impact on the Curry family...

N. Richard Nash wrote it as a television play and would then ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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