the rainmaker release in 1956 have some of the fine actor of it time . katharine hepburn and lloyd bridge and and burt lancaster be the principle player . not even they can save this completely over acted melodrama . first of all and hepburn be horribly miscast a a shy spinster despite her brilliance a an actress and not even she can pull this off . she be too strong to be credible a be this much of a simpleton and and be just too old for the part . lancaster over act to the extreme and and earl holliman be way too hammy and come off more like jethro clampett . only bridge and the ever reliable wendell corey seem to rise above the cast a bit but even they can only do so much . it seem like the 1950 be a time when katharine hepburn want to spread her wing a bit a an actress and and that be fine . she just make a bad choice here . fortunately for her fan ( me be among them ) she do not make too many of them . despite an a list cast and good production value and it doesn not work .