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The Rainmaker

( Catalog Number LV5606WS )
(1.75:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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The Rainmaker
1956 - 121 min. - Color
Genre: Romance
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
A screen adaptation of N. Richard Nash's hit Broadway play. In this cornfed romantic comedy, a poetry-spouting scam artist arrives on a Western ranch claiming he can conjure up rain.  But the land isn't the only thing that's dry. The rancher's got a spinster daughter he can't seem to marry off -- that is, until the rainmaker uses his special powers to convince the lady she's got what it takes to win her man.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
N. Richard Nash's play The Rainmaker has always attracted the most flamboyant of performers, and this 1956 film version is no exception. Burt Lancaster all but bursts from the screen with his arm-waving portrayal of a confidence artist who works the drought-ridden Southwest, promising to bring rain for a flat fee of a hundred bucks. During his latest campaign, Lancaster takes up residence in the home of farmer Cameron Prud'homme (repeating his Broadway role) and his three offspring: rambunctious Earl Holliman, suspicious Lloyd Bridges, and ugly-duckling Katharine Hepburn. In a scene which has since become a standard in high school acting classes, Lancaster works his carnival-huckster charm on Hepburn, convincing her that she's the most gorgeous creature on earth. Armed with new self-confidence, Hepburn stops her tomboyish behavior and becomes a delectable object of affection for local suitor Wendell Corey. After performing this "miracle," Lancaster's last-act ability to conjure up a cloudburst seems almost anticlimactic. The probing lens of the movie camera does little to hide the fact that virtually everyone in the film is too old for their roles, but The Rainmaker makes up its shortcomings with sheer unbridled energy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Cast for The Rainmaker

Burt Lancaster
Katharine Hepburn
Wendell Corey
Lloyd Bridges
Earl Holliman
Cameron Prud'Homme
Wallace Ford (Three Point, Texas)
Yvonne Fedderson

Crew for The Rainmaker

Producer Paul Nathan
Producer Hal B. Wallis
Cinematographer Charles Lang
Composer Alex North
Costume Designer Edith Head
Director Joseph Anthony
Richard Mueller
Writer N. Richard Nash
Writer N. Richard Nash

Feature Details

Title: The Rainmaker
Feature Release Date: 1956
Genre: Romance
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Color
Runtime: 121 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.75:1
Playback Format: CLV

Technical Details

Catalog Number: LV5606WS
UPC: Does not apply
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: Paramount Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: LV5606WS
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
1 in Stock

Rare Remastered Widescreen LaserDisc

Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Jacket with shelf-wear

The Rainmaker

( Catalog Number LV5606WS )
(1.75:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
LaserDisc

The Rainmaker
1956 - 121 min. - Color
Genre: Romance
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
A screen adaptation of N. Richard Nash's hit Broadway play. In this cornfed romantic comedy, a poetry-spouting scam artist arrives on a Western ranch claiming he can conjure up rain.  But the land isn't the only thing that's dry. The rancher's got a spinster daughter he can't seem to marry off -- that is, until the rainmaker uses his special powers to convince the lady she's got what it takes to win her man.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
N. Richard Nash's play The Rainmaker has always attracted the most flamboyant of performers, and this 1956 film version is no exception. Burt Lancaster all but bursts from the screen with his arm-waving portrayal of a confidence artist who works the drought-ridden Southwest, promising to bring rain for a flat fee of a hundred bucks. During his latest campaign, Lancaster takes up residence in the home of farmer Cameron Prud'homme (repeating his Broadway role) and his three offspring: rambunctious Earl Holliman, suspicious Lloyd Bridges, and ugly-duckling Katharine Hepburn. In a scene which has since become a standard in high school acting classes, Lancaster works his carnival-huckster charm on Hepburn, convincing her that she's the most gorgeous creature on earth. Armed with new self-confidence, Hepburn stops her tomboyish behavior and becomes a delectable object of affection for local suitor Wendell Corey. After performing this "miracle," Lancaster's last-act ability to conjure up a cloudburst seems almost anticlimactic. The probing lens of the movie camera does little to hide the fact that virtually everyone in the film is too old for their roles, but The Rainmaker makes up its shortcomings with sheer unbridled energy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Cast for The Rainmaker

Burt Lancaster
Katharine Hepburn
Wendell Corey
Lloyd Bridges
Earl Holliman
Cameron Prud'Homme
Wallace Ford (Three Point, Texas)
Yvonne Fedderson

Crew for The Rainmaker

Producer Paul Nathan
Producer Hal B. Wallis
Cinematographer Charles Lang
Composer Alex North
Costume Designer Edith Head
Director Joseph Anthony
Richard Mueller
Writer N. Richard Nash
Writer N. Richard Nash

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