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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.
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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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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Lane Beauchamp
In Theaters:2/13/1949
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Runtime:64 minutes
Studio:Mayfair Productions Inc.
Cast
Jean Yarbrough
Director
Raymond Walburn
Henry Latham
Walter Catlett
Mayor Colton
William Tracy
Charlie Richards
Mary Stuart
Barbara Latham
Barbara Brown
Mrs. Latham
Gary Gray
David Latham
Addison Richards
Steve Richards
Lois Austin
Mrs. Richards
Georgie Nokes
Georgie Colton
Mary Field
Mrs. Sweeney
Robert Emmett Keane
Seton
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