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The Rainmaker( 1956)

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It's about the magic that makes a woman beautiful when she's wanted by a man!

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!

    Top Billed Cast

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      Burt Lancaster

      Bill Starbuck

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      Katharine Hepburn

      Lizzie Curry

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      Wendell Corey

      Deputy Sheriff J.S. File

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      Lloyd Bridges

      Noah Curry

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      Earl Holliman

      Jim Curry

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      Cameron Prud'Homme

      H.C. Curry

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      Wallace Ford

      Sheriff Howard Thomas

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      Yvonne Lime

      Snookie Maguire

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      Jack Kenny

      Townsman

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Aug 07 2016
    There once was an ugly duckling... The Rainmaker is directed by Joseph Anthony and written by N. Richard Nash. It stars Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Cameron Prud'Homme and Earl Holliman. Music is by Alex North and VistaVision/Technicolor cinematography is by Charles Lang. Starbuck (Lancaster) is a conman who arrives in the little town of Threepoint and promises to deliver the rain to end the town's crippling drought problem. More telling, perhaps, will be his impact on the Curry family... N. Richard Nash wrote it as a television play and would then s...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • western