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The Rainmaker is a 1956 American western romance film directed by Joseph Anthony and adapted by N. Richard Nash from his 1954 play The Rainmaker.The film tells the story of a middle-aged woman, suffering from unrequited love for the local town sheriff; however, she falls for a con man who comes to town with the promise that he can make it rain.
Henry Earl Holliman was born on September 11, 1928, in Delhi, Louisiana. [1] His biological father William A. Frost was a farmer. [2] His mother Mary Smith [3] was living in poverty with several other children [4] and gave him up for adoption at birth, while her other children were sent to orphanages until she could take them all back, which she did. [1]
Holliman in a publicity portrait for The Rainmaker (1956). Earl Holliman (September 11, 1928 – November 25, 2024) was an American film and TV actor who appeared in 97 features between 1952 and 2000, including recurring roles on the television series Hotel de Paree, Wide Country, Police Woman, The Thorn Birds, P.S.
The play opened on October 28, 1954, at the Cort Theatre in New York City, and ran for 125 performances. It was directed by Joseph Anthony and produced by Ethel Linder Reiner. The play was translated into more than 40 languages and made into the 1956 film The Rainmaker starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn.
Lancaster made two films for Wallis to complete his eight-film commitment for that contract: The Rainmaker (1956) with Katharine Hepburn, which earned Lancaster a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor; and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) with Kirk Douglas, which was a huge commercial hit directed by John Sturges.
20th Century Fox; Hodiak's final film The Opposite Sex: David Miller: June Allyson, Joan Collins, Ann Sheridan: Musical: MGM; remake of The Women: Our Miss Brooks: Al Lewis: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Robert Rockwell: Comedy: Warner Bros.; film version and series finale of TV series: Outside the Law: Jack Arnold: Ray Danton, Leigh Snowden, Grant ...
Bergman, who was doing a play in Paris, praised her own victory, saying that the Oscar is "the most wished-for award by all movie artists because it comes from your co-workers". [1] She later listed the nominees for Best Director via the same pre-recorded segment, while the winner was announced by host Jerry Lewis .
Damon at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. American actor Matt Damon made his film debut with a small role in Mystic Pizza (1988), [1] after which he played several supporting roles. His first leading role was in the legal drama film The Rainmaker (1997). [2]