''Henry, the Rainmaker'' is a 1949 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Jean Yarbrough Jean Yarbrough (August 22, 1900 – August 2, 1975) was an American film director. Biography Jean Yarbrough was born in Marianna, Arkansas on August 22, 1900. He attended the Sewanee: The University of the South, University of the South in ...

and written by Lane Beauchamp. The film stars

Raymond Walburn Raymond Walburn (September 9, 1887 – July 26, 1969) was an American character actor of stage and screen who appeared in dozens of Hollywood movie comedies and an occasional dramatic role during the 1930s and 1940s. Life and career Born ...

Walter Catlett Walter Leland Catlett (February 4, 1889 – November 14, 1960) was an American actor and comedian. He made a career of playing excitable, meddlesome, temperamental, and officious blowhards. Career Catlett was born on February 4, 1889, in S ...

William Tracy William Tracy (December 1, 1917 – July 18, 1967) was an American character actor. Early life and career Tracy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is perhaps best known for the role of Pepi Katona, the delivery boy, in '' The Shop Ar ...

, Mary Stuart, Barbara Brown and Gary Gray. The film was released on February 13, 1949, by

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...

Plot

Henry Latham is an average man who is inspired to run for mayor office because of the painful problem of garbage disposal. George Colton, an incumbent mayor, solves the problem by himself, so later Latham turns his attention to another problem—the water shortage. His stubbeorn attempts to become a rainmaker for the town prove to be disastrous.

Cast

as Henry Latham *

as Mayor George Colton *

as Charlie Richards * Mary Stuart as Barbara Latham * Barbara Brown as Mrs. Edna Latham * Gary Gray as David Latham *

Addison Richards Addison Whittaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. Richards appeared in more than 300 films between 1933 and his death in 1964. Biography A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Richard ...

as Steve Richards *Lois Austin as Mrs. Richards *Georgie Nokes as Georgie Colton *

Mary Field Mary Field (born Olivia Rockefeller; June 10, 1909 – June 12, 1996) was an American film actress who primarily appeared in supporting roles. Early life She was born in New York City. As a child, she never knew her biological parents; ...

as Mrs. Sweeney *

Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane (March 4, 1883 – July 2, 1981) was an American actor of both the stage and screen. Biography Keane began on stage in the 1910s, his first Broadway appearance being in the production of '' The Passing Show of 1914''. He con ...

as Seton *

Ruth Lee Ruth Lee (September 14, 1895 – August 3, 1975) was an American stage and film actress. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and she graduated from a dramatic school there. Lee acted in stock theater with the National Theatre in Washingt ...

as Schoolteacher *

Melinda Byron Melinda Byron was an American film actress mostly active in the 1950s. Biography Byron was born in Evanston, Illinois and raised in Los Angeles. She began her career in entertainment at an early age on radio. In the early 1960s she married Faust ...

as Marilyn Loper *

Edna Holland Edna Milton Holland (September 20, 1895 – May 4, 1982) was an American actress. Her stage, screen and television career lasted from the beginning of the 20th century to 1965. Biography Holland was the daughter of comedian Edmund Milton Hol ...

as Mrs. Parker *

Earle Hodgins Earle Hodgins (October 6, 1893 – April 14, 1964) was an American actor. Career Early in his career, Hodgins was active in stock theater, including working in the Ralph Cloninger troupe of Salt Lake City, Utah, the Siegel Stock company of ...

as Mr. Peabody *

Barton Yarborough William Barton Yarborough (October 2, 1900 – December 19, 1951) was an American actor who worked extensively in radio drama, primarily on the NBC Radio Network. He is famous for his roles in the Carlton E. Morse productions ''I Love a Mys ...

as Reverend Bascom *Leonard Bremen as Bum

References

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* {{Jean Yarbrough 1949 films American comedy films 1949 comedy films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by Jean Yarbrough American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films