The Rainmaker
1956 · 121 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 4,415 VOTES · DIR. Joseph Anthony
Overview
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!
Dialogue Timeline — 1,763 lines
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00:00:20 I say to you, I tell you, a tornado...
00:08:13 Why didn't you talk?
00:14:06 Looks like the trip perked you up real good.
00:18:12 "Lizzie, you fixing to be a schoolmarm?"
00:23:53 Pop, that's the craziest idea.
00:28:16 Sure, liked him a lot. Took good care of him, too.
00:33:28 I want to be friendly, Jim.
00:38:51 Go on, ask yourself, Jimmy.
00:43:11 I want him to stand on his own two legs...
00:47:02 and it'll sound so pretty and sound so sad, you'll weep.
00:52:08 "We fed him a supper fit for a king...
00:56:04 - A white arrow. - I'll paint it.
01:00:44 - That's not true. - Yes, it is.
01:06:16 I understand that crack, Noah.
01:11:42 cut way down to here.
01:16:34 and if you're lucky enough for somebody to want you...
01:20:52 - I was trying to... - Don't be so ridiculous.
01:25:47 Lizzie, you'll always have a home.
01:30:42 why, every time he looked at her...
01:36:33 Look at my eyes.
01:41:54 You mean you let her walk in on that fellow when he's sleeping?
01:46:16 But maybe you were right when you said she won't ever have that.
01:51:12 Then one night, you look down and there it is, shining in your hands.
01:55:43 Here, look at that bulletin.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,763
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:00:20
Final line01:55:43
Production Record
DirectorJoseph Anthony
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,415