The Rainmaker(1926)
The story of a racetrack tout whose prayers could bring a dry or muddy racetrack, and how he learned to capitalize on those powers. Until the day he lost the power and bet the wrong way.
Movie: The Rainmaker
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Nell Wendell
Bobby Robertson
Mike
Doyle
Father Murphy (as Joseph Dowling)
Chocolate
Head Nurse
Hospital Doctor
Western Doctor
Bennson
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The story of a racetrack tout whose prayers could bring a dry or muddy racetrack, and how he learned to capitalize on those powers. Until the day he lost the power and bet the wrong way.
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1926-05-10
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