Rent The Rainmaker (1956)
3.5 of 5 from 49 ratings
2h 1min
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- Synopsis:
- During the Great Depression, a drought is wreaking havoc on a small, destitute Kansas town. Bill Starbuck (Burt Lancaster), a slick grifter, arrives in town, promising he can make it rain in exchange for $100. His offer is accepted by H. C. Curry (Cameron Prud'Homme), a rancher whose spinster daughter, Lizzie (Katharine Hepburn), is desperate for a suitor. Lizzie finally finds confidence when Starbuck, ever the smooth talker, convinces her she's beautiful.
- Actors:
- Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn, Wendell Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Earl Holliman, Cameron Prud'Homme, Wallace Ford, Yvonne Lime, Michael Bachus, Dottie Bee Baker, Kenneth Becker, John Benson, Arthur Berkeley, Rudy Bowman, Joe Brown, Tex Driscoll, Herman Hack, Signe Hack, Tex Holden, George Huggins
- Directors:
- Joseph Anthony
- Producers:
- Hal B. Wallis
- Writers:
- N. Richard Nash
- Others:
- Katharine Hepburn, Alex North
- Studio:
- Umbrella Entertainment
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Romance
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