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!| Status: | Released (1956-12-13) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 7 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,100,000 |
| Screen: | N. Richard Nash |
| Productions: | Hal Wallis Productions, Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 13784: Burt Lancaster - Bill Starbuck
- 6598: Katharine Hepburn - Lizzie Curry
- 7683: Wendell Corey - Deputy Sheriff J.S. File
- 2177: Lloyd Bridges - Noah Curry
- 12313: Earl Holliman - Jim Curry
- 30782: Cameron Prud'Homme - H.C. Curry
- 35849: Wallace Ford - Sheriff Howard Thomas
Crews
- 149091: Joseph Anthony - Director - Directing
- 20151: N. Richard Nash - Screenplay - Writing
- 20151: N. Richard Nash - Novel - Writing
- 4123: Hal B. Wallis - Producer - Production
- 3148: Charles Lang - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4350: Edith Head - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 2218103: Ralph Axness - Second Assistant Director - Directing
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 cinemat ....
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