Henry, the Rainmaker
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.
Release Date
February 13, 1949Runtime
64 minGenres
ComedyDirected by
Jean YarbroughWritten by
Lane BeauchampStory by
D.D. BeauchampLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/26p5eN8hJrOlpBuW80diGcvGm6m.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/16ZJm2BU4vrv1Q5OBJLkTfwTDhb.jpg)
Raymond Walburn
Henry Latham![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/c5ldUlcqrUuxpQE9iXqj9GlRZwt.jpg)
Walter Catlett
Mayor Colton![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/c5Q4IeL2ust018z5Lbet04bDhI9.jpg)
William Tracy
Charlie Richards![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/c7WiB48jmPOEo9dYGVi61ce4ks5.jpg)
Mary Stuart
Barbara Latham![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yCIBuZeVXywvWbFnc1aYjI4BCQq.jpg)
Barbara Brown
Mrs. Latham![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4VlefukfvTkazqgrBxycbHf4bg6.jpg)
Gary Gray
David Latham![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4dfuxkteGt5zaXnd7oIDnKJGzlW.jpg)
Addison Richards
Steve Richards![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xJ7JMadmZ6dIuJ7evyvE1CXr7Nz.jpg)
Mary Field
Mrs. Sweeney![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5K1yKBJIwJAYge9nwK2AhfsnoKI.jpg)
Robert Emmett Keane
Seton![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bBjnYCY9bJdlt4pT3uwLkxyYuyS.jpg)
Ruth Lee
Schoolteacher![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sVlgnbKLUXUPcLBX8XtBVDffoRP.jpg)
Melinda Byron
Marilyn Loper![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pykb0UXQwDxKeS317sCiQBAZFsF.jpg)
Edna Holland
Mrs. Parker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tdoaxQUuE9Ko5PtQsrqDXdFIJpU.jpg)
Earle Hodgins
Mr. Peabody![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/btbE920dqtzpjLoBQWeRSVjdJmk.jpg)
Barton Yarborough
The Reverend Bascom![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/u8I4QCo6EdBGvpt3IH9dq59e8wG.jpg)
Leonard Bremen
Bum![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3rwskwRFcW29XztsiOYfTUMMwVr.jpg)
Arlene Gray
Girl in School Room (uncredited)Images
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