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The Rainmaker (1956)

Dec 13, 1956 · 2h 1m

6.8/10 TMDB user score
55 votes on TMDB

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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Top 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)
  • Joe Ploski Townsman (uncredited)

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