The Rainmaker
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!
Top cast
Burt LancasterBill Starbuck
Katharine HepburnLizzie Curry
Wendell CoreyDeputy Sheriff J.S. File
Lloyd BridgesNoah Curry
Earl HollimanJim Curry
Cameron Prud'HommeH.C. Curry
Wallace FordSheriff Howard Thomas
Yvonne LimeSnookie Maguire
Jack KennyTownsman (uncredited)
Tex DriscollTownsman (uncredited)
Frank MillsTrain Conductor (uncredited)
Kansas MoehringTownsman (uncredited)
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Availability can change as licenses rotate — confirm on the provider’s page before subscribing. Last checked: 14 Sept 2026.