Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
1h 4m
Running Time
February 13, 1949Release Date
Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
1h 4m
Running Time
February 13, 1949Release Date
Plot.
The first of Monogram's "Father" series was Henry, the Rainmaker, assembled in a fast seven days. Henry Latham is an average family man who is galvanized into entering a mayoral race over the issue of garbage disposal. When incumbent mayor Colton solves this issue himself, Henry turns his attentions to the current water shortage. His efforts to become a rainmaker prove cataclysmic, to say the least.
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Cast & Crew.

Raymond Walburn
Henry Latham

Walter Catlett
Mayor Colton

William Tracy
Charlie Richards

Mary Stuart
Barbara Latham

Barbara Brown
Mrs. Latham

Gary Gray
David Latham

Addison Richards
Steve Richards

Lois Austin
Mrs. Richards

Georgie Nokes
Georgie Colton

Mary Field
Mrs. Sweeney

Robert Emmett Keane
Seton

Ruth Lee
Schoolteacher

Melinda Byron
Marilyn Loper

Edna Holland
Mrs. Parker

Peter Scully
Producer

Earle Hodgins
Mr. Peabody

William A. Sickner
Cinematographer

Barton Yarborough
The Reverend Bascom

Leonard Bremen
Bum

Arlene Gray
Girl in School Room (uncredited)

Jean Yarbrough
Director

D.D. Beauchamp
Story

Lane Beauchamp
Writer

Lela Chambers
Hairstylist
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
politics
mayoral election
Wiki.
Henry, the Rainmaker is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Lane Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, William Tracy, Mary Stuart, Barbara Brown and Gary Gray. The film was released on February 13, 1949, by Monogram Pictures.