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The Rainmaker (1956)
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Overview
Release Date:
13 December 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
It's about the magic that makes a woman beautiful when she's wanted by a man!Plot:
Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
Striking a Poignant Chord moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Burt Lancaster | ... | Bill Starbuck, aka Bill Smith, Bill Harley, Tornado Johnson | |
| Katharine Hepburn | ... | Lizzie Curry | |
| Wendell Corey | ... | Deputy Sheriff J.S. File, Three Point Texas | |
| Lloyd Bridges | ... | Noah Curry | |
| Earl Holliman | ... | Jim Curry | |
| Cameron Prud'Homme | ... | H.C. Curry | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Sheriff Howard Thomas (Three Point, Texas) | |
| Yvonne Fedderson | ... | Snookie Maguire, Jim's Girl (as Yvonne Lime) |
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121 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #18257) | Norway:12 | West Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:SFilming Locations:
Kanab, Utah, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Elvis Presley took his first screen test for this movie, which led to reports that he was considered for a role as his movie debut. At least one source (the book "Elvis: His Life from A to Z" by Fred Worth and Steve Tamerius) says that this was not the case, although in an interview in 1956, Elvis did say that this was going to be his first movie. moreQuotes:
Noah Curry: We don't believe in rainmakers.Bill Starbuck: What DO you believe in mistah? Dyin' cattle?
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What's best, to live only in our dreams, only on the outside of them, or somewhere in between? N. Richard Nash has written a deceptively simple story about faith, reality, trust, and transformation in the script from his play, "The Rainmaker." Ably directed by Joseph Anthony, richly scored by Alex North, and lovingly played by Katherine Hepburn and Burt Lancaster, this is a poignant and surprisingly moving drama. While the secondary love interest between Earl Holliman and Yvonne Lime become a bit cloying and hokey at times, the main theme is beautifully enacted by two enormously gifted stars. "The Rainmaker" is an entertainment winner, while offering much substantive food-for-thought.