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Henry, the Rainmaker
Henry, the Rainmaker

Henry, the Rainmaker

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Comedy

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

64 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

13 February 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Henry Latham

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Mayor Colton

William Tracy

William Tracy

Charlie Richards

Mary Stuart

Mary Stuart

Barbara Latham

Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown

Mrs. Latham

Gary Gray

Gary Gray

David Latham

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Steve Richards

Lois Austin

Lois Austin

Mrs. Richards

Georgie Nokes

Georgie Nokes

Georgie Colton

Mary Field

Mary Field

Mrs. Sweeney

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Seton

Ruth Lee

Ruth Lee

Schoolteacher

Melinda Byron

Melinda Byron

Marilyn Loper

Edna Holland

Edna Holland

Mrs. Parker

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Mr. Peabody

Barton Yarborough

Barton Yarborough

The Reverend Bascom

Leonard Bremen

Leonard Bremen

Bum

Arlene Gray

Arlene Gray

Girl in School Room (uncredited)

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