Henry, the Rainmaker

Henry, the Rainmaker

64 mins | Comedy | Feb. 13, 1949

The first of Monogram's "Father" series was Henry, the Rainmaker, assembled in a fast seven days. Raymond Walburn stars as Henry Latham, an average family man who is galvanized into entering a mayoral race over the issue of garbage disposal. When incumbent mayor Colton (played by Walburn's lifelong friend Walter Catlett) 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.

Henry, the Rainmaker

64 mins | Comedy | Feb. 13, 1949

Henry, the Rainmaker
The first of Monogram's "Father" series was Henry, the Rainmaker, assembled in a fast seven days. Raymond Walburn stars as Henry Latham, an average family man who is galvanized into entering a mayoral race over the issue of garbage disposal. When incumbent mayor Colton (played by Walburn's lifelong friend Walter Catlett) 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.
Producers Mayfair Productions Inc.
Original title Henry, the Rainmaker
Directors Jean Yarbrough
Writers Lane Beauchamp, D.D. Beauchamp

Cast

Raymond Walburn

as Henry Latham

Walter Catlett

as Mayor Colton

William Tracy

as Charlie Richards

Mary Stuart

as Barbara Latham

Barbara Brown

as Mrs. Latham

Gary Gray

as David Latham

Addison Richards

as Steve Richards

Lois Austin

as Mrs. Richards

Georgie Nokes

as Georgie Colton

Mary Field

as Mrs. Sweeney

Ruth Lee

as Schoolteacher

Melinda Byron

as Marilyn Loper

Edna Holland

as Mrs. Parker

Earle Hodgins

as Mr. Peabody

Barton Yarborough

as The Reverend Bascom

Arlene Gray

as Girl in School Room (uncredited)