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  • The Rainmaker (1956)
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    121 min | Romance, Western
The Rainmaker (1956)
Approved
121 min | Romance, Western

During the Depression, a con-man promises rain to a desperate drought-ridden Kansas town and marriage to a local desperate spinster.
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Director
Writer
N. Richard Nash (screenplay) (play)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Charles Lang (as Charles Lang Jr.)
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Release date
Dec 13, 1956 (United States)

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Cast

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Burt Lancaster
Bill Starbuck Bill Starbuck   See fewer
Katharine Hepburn
Lizzie Curry Lizzie Curry   See fewer
Wendell Corey
Deputy Sheriff J.S. File Deputy Sheriff J.S. File   See fewer
Lloyd Bridges
Noah Curry Noah Curry   See fewer
Earl Holliman
Jim Curry Jim Curry   See fewer
Cameron Prud'Homme
H.C. Curry H.C. Curry   See fewer
Wallace Ford
Sheriff Howard Thomas Sheriff Howard Thomas   See fewer
Yvonne Lime
Snookie Maguire Snookie Maguire   See fewer
Michael Bachus
Sheriff (uncredited) Sheriff (uncredited)   See fewer
Dottie Bee Baker
Belinda (uncredited) Belinda (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Becker
Phil Mackey (uncredited) Phil Mackey (uncredited)   See fewer
John Benson
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Berkeley
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Rudy Bowman
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Brown
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tex Driscoll
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Herman Hack
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Signe Hack
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tex Holden
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Huggins
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Stan Jones
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kenny
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Kunde
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Kermit Maynard
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Merrill
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mills
Train Conductor (uncredited) Train Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Kansas Moehring
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Ploski
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Reeves
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Smith
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Spiker
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
James Stone
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eleanore Vogel
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan White
Deputy (uncredited) Deputy (uncredited)   See fewer
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