Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
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.
- Released
- 1949-02-13
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 64 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Yarbrough
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
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
- Robert Emmett Keane as Seton
- Ruth Lee as Schoolteacher