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1956·Romance·2h 1m
7.1
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!
Directed by Joseph Anthony
con man
unrequited love
stranger
drought
spinster
pray for rain
western

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)

Crew

Alex North
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Sam Comer
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor

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mimi
mimi
The Rainmaker
i know another drought burt can fix
i know another drought burt can fix
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brunettegsundae
brunettegsundae
The Rainmaker
Watching this movie while a big storm was coming was iconic. Who dares to say that Lizzy/Katharine Hepburn is plain? Hepburn’s hair made me wish for that hairstyle again.
Watching this movie while a big storm was coming was iconic. Who dares to say that Lizzy/Katharine Hepburn is plain? Hepburn’s hair made me wish for that hairstyle again.
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Sofia
SofiaPRO
The Rainmaker
only 2.5 stars because the guy who said kate wasn’t beautiful didn’t die a slow and painful death in the end
only 2.5 stars because the guy who said kate wasn’t beautiful didn’t die a slow and painful death in the end
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