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The Rainmakers

The Rainmakers

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The Rainmakers

1935

1h 18m

7.0(4 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Music

Overview

Roscoe the Rainmaker is invited to California (with sidekick "Billy") to relieve a terrible dry spell and to save the community from an unscrupulous businessman who stands to profit from the drought

Links & Resources

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Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bert Wheeler

Bert Wheeler

Billy

Robert Woolsey

Robert Woolsey

Roscoe Horne

Dorothy Lee

Dorothy Lee

Margie Spencer

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Simon Parker

George Meeker

George Meeker

Orville Parker

Frederick Roland

Frederick Roland

Henry Spencer

Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson

Dennis P. Hogan

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Kelly

Harry Bernard

Harry Bernard

Fireman

Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Townsman

Creative team

Directed by: Fred Guiol
Written by: Grant Garett
Leslie Goodwins
Produced by: Lee S. Marcus

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