The Rainmaker (1956)
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!
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.98 |
Directed By
Joseph Anthony
Crew
Joseph Anthony
N. Richard Nash
N. Richard Nash
Hal B. Wallis
Charles Lang
Edith Head
Ralph Axness
Warren Hoag
Bob Fender
Alex North
Hal Pereira
Arthur Krams
Walter H. Tyler
Sam Comer
Harold Lewis
Charles C. Coleman
Winston H. Leverett
Nellie Manley
Wally Westmore
Warren Low
TOP 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
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