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The Rainmaker

  • 1956
  • TMDB 6.9/10
  • 2h 1m

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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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!

Cast

  • Burt LancasterBill Starbuck
  • Katharine HepburnLizzie Curry
  • Wendell CoreyDeputy Sheriff J.S. File
  • Lloyd BridgesNoah Curry
  • Earl HollimanJim Curry
  • Cameron Prud'HommeH.C. Curry
  • Wallace FordSheriff Howard Thomas
  • Yvonne LimeSnookie Maguire

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