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The Rainmaker (1956)
Directed by Joseph Anthony
“It's about the magic that makes a woman beautiful when she's wanted by a man!”
Romance, Western · 2h 01m
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!
Cast
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)
Crew
- Director
- Joseph Anthony
- Screenplay
- N. Richard Nash
- Novel
- N. Richard Nash
- Director of Photography
- Charles Lang
- Original Music Composer
- Alex North
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
Details
- Release date
- 1956-12-13
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Genres
- Romance, Western
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Hal Wallis Productions, Paramount Pictures