The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

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

1956 · 121 min · ★ 6.9 · Romance, Western

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!

Directed by Joseph Anthony · Written by N. Richard Nash

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