The Philco Television Playhouse - Season 5 Episode 31 The Rainmaker

Name: The Philco Television Playhouse
Genre: Drama
Released: 12 Feb 1956
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Bert Lytell

1956-02-12 60 minutes.

6.30 7 votes

Drama anthology playhouse

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Season - Episode

8 Season 8 Sep 04, 1955

8 - 1

The Miss America Story Sep 04, 1955
8 - 2

The Outsiders Sep 18, 1955
8 - 3

A Man is Ten Feet Tall Oct 02, 1955
8 - 4

A Business Proposition Oct 23, 1955
8 - 5

The Mechanical Heart Nov 06, 1955
8 - 6

One Mummy Too Many Nov 20, 1955
8 - 7

The Trees Dec 04, 1955
8 - 8

Christmas 'Til Closing Dec 18, 1955
8 - 9

Rise Up and Walk Jan 01, 1956
8 - 10

This Land is Mine Jan 15, 1956
8 - 11

The Starlet Jan 29, 1956
8 - 12

Kyria Katina Feb 12, 1956

7 Season 7 Sep 19, 1954

7 - 1

Middle of the Night Sep 19, 1954
7 - 2

Time Bomb Oct 03, 1954
7 - 3

Man on the Mountaintop Oct 17, 1954
7 - 4

Time of Delivery Oct 31, 1954
7 - 5

Crime Without Motive Nov 14, 1954
7 - 6

Beg, Borrow or Steal Nov 28, 1954
7 - 7

Catch My Boy on Sunday Dec 12, 1954
7 - 8

Run, Girl, Run Dec 26, 1954
7 - 9

Walk Into the Night Jan 09, 1955
7 - 10

Anatomy of Fear Jan 23, 1955
7 - 11

A Sense of Justice Feb 06, 1955
7 - 12

The Assassin Feb 20, 1955
7 - 13

Play Me Hearts and Flowers Mar 06, 1955
7 - 14

Shadow of the Champ Mar 20, 1955
7 - 15

Watch Me Die Apr 03, 1955
7 - 16

The Bold and the Brave Apr 17, 1955
7 - 17

Letter of Recommendation May 01, 1955
7 - 18

The Pardon-Me Boy May 15, 1955
7 - 19

The Ghost Writer May 29, 1955
7 - 20

Total Recall Jun 12, 1955
7 - 21

Black Frost Jun 26, 1955
7 - 22

Incident in July Jul 10, 1955
7 - 23

The Death of Billy the Kid Jul 24, 1955
7 - 24

A Room in Paris Aug 07, 1955
7 - 25

Gretel Aug 21, 1955

6 Season 6 Sep 27, 1953

6 - 1

0 for 37 Sep 27, 1953
6 - 2

The Bachelor Party Oct 11, 1953
6 - 3

The Girl With the Stopwatch Oct 25, 1953
6 - 4

The Train to Trouble Nov 08, 1953
6 - 5

Up Above the World So High Nov 22, 1953
6 - 6

The Sixth Year Nov 29, 1953
6 - 7

The Midnight Caller Dec 13, 1953
6 - 8

The Glorification of Al Toolum Dec 27, 1953
6 - 9

The Hangman in the Fog Jan 10, 1954
6 - 10

Smoke Screen Jan 24, 1954
6 - 11

A Game of Hide and Seek Feb 07, 1954
6 - 12

Statute of Limitations Feb 21, 1954
6 - 13

The Dancers Mar 07, 1954
6 - 14

The Broken Fist Mar 21, 1954
6 - 15

The Mother Apr 04, 1954
6 - 16

The King and Mrs. Candle Apr 18, 1954
6 - 17

The Joker May 02, 1954
6 - 18

And Crown Thy Good May 16, 1954
6 - 19

The Shadow of Willie Greer May 30, 1954
6 - 20

Adapt or Die Jun 13, 1954
6 - 21

Friday the Thirteenth Jun 27, 1954
6 - 22

Man Drowning Jul 11, 1954
6 - 23

The Catamaran Jul 25, 1954
6 - 24

The Man in the Middle of the Ocean Aug 08, 1954
6 - 25

Star in the Summer Night Aug 22, 1954
6 - 26

Run Like a Thief Sep 05, 1954

5 Season 5 Sep 21, 1952

5 - 1

The Thin Air Sep 21, 1952
5 - 2

The Black Sheep Oct 05, 1952
5 - 3

Uncertain Heritage Oct 19, 1952
5 - 4

The Winter of the Dog Nov 02, 1952
5 - 5

Parole Chief Nov 16, 1952
5 - 6

The Gift Nov 30, 1952
5 - 7

Tempest of Tick Creek Dec 14, 1952
5 - 8

Magic Morning Dec 28, 1952
5 - 9

Double Jeopardy Jan 04, 1953
5 - 10

Pride's Way Jan 11, 1953
5 - 11

Two for One Jan 18, 1953
5 - 12

Elegy Jan 25, 1953
5 - 13

The Reluctant Citizen Feb 08, 1953
5 - 14

Mr. Pettengill Here Feb 15, 1953
5 - 15

Wings on My Feet Feb 22, 1953
5 - 16

The Trip to Bountiful Mar 01, 1953
5 - 17

The Gesture Mar 15, 1953
5 - 18

The Velvet Mitten Mar 22, 1953
5 - 19

A Young Lady of Property Apr 05, 1953
5 - 20

The Recluse Apr 19, 1953
5 - 21

Printer's Measure Apr 26, 1953
5 - 22

A Little Something in Reserve May 10, 1953
5 - 23

Marty May 24, 1953
5 - 24

The Way of an Eagle Jun 07, 1953
5 - 25

Baby and Me Jun 14, 1953
5 - 26

Expectant Relations Jun 21, 1953
5 - 27

The House in Athens Jul 05, 1953
5 - 28

The Big Deal Jul 19, 1953
5 - 29

The Cipher Aug 02, 1953
5 - 30

Ernie Barger is 50 Aug 09, 1953
5 - 31

The Rainmaker Aug 16, 1953
5 - 32

Othello Sep 06, 1953
5 - 33

Holiday Song Sep 20, 1953

4 Season 4 Oct 21, 1951

4 - 1

Marcia Akers Oct 21, 1951
4 - 2

The Education of a Fullback Nov 04, 1951
4 - 3

A Little Night Music Nov 18, 1951
4 - 4

Incident at Golden's Creek Dec 02, 1951
4 - 5

Perspective Dec 16, 1951
4 - 6

The Sisters Dec 30, 1951
4 - 7

Without Fear or Favor Jan 13, 1952
4 - 8

Segment Jan 27, 1952
4 - 9

Rich Boy Feb 10, 1952
4 - 10

Tender Age Feb 24, 1952
4 - 11

Dusty Portrait Mar 09, 1952
4 - 12

The Best Laid Schemes Mar 23, 1952
4 - 13

The Room Next Door Apr 05, 1952
4 - 14

The Basket Weaver Apr 19, 1952
4 - 15

We Were Children May 04, 1952
4 - 16

A Cowboy for Chris May 18, 1952
4 - 17

A Man's Game Jun 01, 1952
4 - 18

Flight into Darkness Jun 15, 1952
4 - 19

The Monument Jun 29, 1952
4 - 20

A Letter to Mr. Priest Jul 13, 1952
4 - 21

Bratt Farrar Jul 27, 1952
4 - 22

The Five Fathers of Pepi Aug 10, 1952
4 - 23

Three Sundays Aug 24, 1952
4 - 24

The Last Hour Sep 07, 1952
4 - 25

Holiday Song Sep 14, 1952

3 Season 3 Sep 10, 1950

3 - 1

High Tor Sep 10, 1950
3 - 2

The Long Run Sep 17, 1950
3 - 3

Dear Guest and Ghost Sep 24, 1950
3 - 4

The Touch of a Stranger Oct 01, 1950
3 - 5

The Vine That Grew on Fiftieth Street Oct 08, 1950
3 - 6

A Husband for Mama Oct 15, 1950
3 - 7

Portrait in Smoke Oct 22, 1950
3 - 8

The Gambler Oct 29, 1950
3 - 9

The Power Devil Nov 05, 1950
3 - 10

The Man Who Got Away With It Nov 12, 1950
3 - 11

I'm Still Alive Nov 19, 1950
3 - 12

Torch for a Dark Journey Nov 26, 1950
3 - 13

Wacky, the Small Boy Dec 03, 1950
3 - 14

Bonanza Dec 10, 1950
3 - 15

Decoy Dec 17, 1950
3 - 16

The Pupil Dec 24, 1950
3 - 17

Leaf out of a Book Dec 31, 1950
3 - 18

The Symbol: Jefferson Davis Jan 07, 1951
3 - 19

The Lost Diplomat Jan 14, 1951
3 - 20

Confession Jan 21, 1951
3 - 21

The Great Escape Jan 28, 1951
3 - 22

A Matter of Life and Death Feb 04, 1951
3 - 23

Kitty Doone Feb 11, 1951
3 - 24

Let Them Be Sea Captains Feb 18, 1951
3 - 25

The Man Who Bought a Town Feb 25, 1951
3 - 26

No Medals on Pop Mar 11, 1951
3 - 27

The Dark Corridor Mar 18, 1951
3 - 28

Bulletin 120 Mar 25, 1951
3 - 29

Parnassus on Wheels Apr 01, 1951
3 - 30

Routine Assignment Apr 08, 1951
3 - 31

Hour of Destiny Apr 15, 1951
3 - 32

The Birth of the Movies Apr 22, 1951
3 - 33

Mr. Arcularis Apr 29, 1951
3 - 34

A Secret Island May 06, 1951
3 - 35

The Visitors May 13, 1951
3 - 36

Justice and Mr. Pleznik May 20, 1951
3 - 37

Rescue May 27, 1951
3 - 38

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday Jun 03, 1951
3 - 39

The Fast Dollar Jun 10, 1951
3 - 40

Operation: Airlift Jun 17, 1951
3 - 41

Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal Jun 24, 1951
3 - 42

The Plot Jul 01, 1951
3 - 43

Case History Jul 08, 1951
3 - 44

I Want to March Jul 15, 1951
3 - 45

Pretend I Am A Stranger Jul 22, 1951
3 - 46

Television Story Jul 29, 1951
3 - 47

The Return Aug 05, 1951
3 - 48

Ephraim Tutt's Clean Hands Aug 12, 1951
3 - 49

Come Alive Aug 19, 1951
3 - 50

Night at the Vulcan Aug 26, 1951
3 - 51

This Time Next Year Sep 02, 1951
3 - 52

Women of Intrigue Sep 09, 1951
3 - 53

The Wayward Season Sep 16, 1951
3 - 54

The Spur Sep 23, 1951
3 - 55

By-Line for Murder Sep 30, 1951
3 - 56

Requiem for a Model A Oct 07, 1951

2 Season 2 Sep 04, 1949

2 - 1

What Every Woman Knows Sep 04, 1949
2 - 2

Pride's Castle Sep 11, 1949
2 - 3

The Little Sister Sep 18, 1949
2 - 4

The Lonely Sep 25, 1949
2 - 5

The Queen Bee Oct 02, 1949
2 - 6

Something's Got to Give Oct 09, 1949
2 - 7

The Last Tycoon Oct 16, 1949
2 - 8

Because of the Lockwoods Oct 23, 1949
2 - 9

Damion's Daughter Oct 30, 1949
2 - 10

The House of Seven Gables Nov 06, 1949
2 - 11

The Promise Nov 13, 1949
2 - 12

Medical Meeting Nov 20, 1949
2 - 13

The Wonderful Mrs. Ingram Nov 27, 1949
2 - 14

Mist on the Waters Dec 04, 1949
2 - 15

The Beautiful Bequest Dec 11, 1949
2 - 16

The Strange Christmas Dinner Dec 18, 1949
2 - 17

In Beauty Like the Night Dec 25, 1949
2 - 18

Little Boy Lost Jan 01, 1950
2 - 19

Bethel Merriday Jan 08, 1950
2 - 20

Murder at the Stork Club Jan 15, 1950
2 - 21

The Marriages Jan 22, 1950
2 - 22

Uncle Dynamite Jan 29, 1950
2 - 23

The Sudden Guest Feb 05, 1950
2 - 24

Ann Rutledge Feb 12, 1950
2 - 25

A Letter to Mr. Priest Feb 19, 1950
2 - 26

Hometown Feb 26, 1950
2 - 27

The Life of Vincent Van Gogh Mar 05, 1950
2 - 28

The Uncertain Molly Collicutt Mar 12, 1950
2 - 29

The Trial of Steven Kent Mar 19, 1950
2 - 30

The Second Oldest Profession Mar 26, 1950
2 - 31

Nocturne Apr 02, 1950
2 - 32

Dirty Eddie Apr 09, 1950
2 - 33

The End is Known Apr 16, 1950
2 - 34

The Man in the Black Hat Apr 23, 1950
2 - 35

The American Apr 30, 1950
2 - 36

The Feast May 07, 1950
2 - 37

Brat Farrar May 14, 1950
2 - 38

The Charmed Circle May 21, 1950
2 - 39

Semmelweis May 28, 1950
2 - 40

Sense and Sensibility Jun 04, 1950
2 - 41

The Bump on Brannigan's Head Jun 11, 1950
2 - 42

Anything Can Happen Jun 18, 1950
2 - 43

Hear My Heart Speak Jun 25, 1950
2 - 44

The Reluctant Landlord Jul 02, 1950
2 - 45

The Tentacles Jul 09, 1950

1 Season 1 Oct 03, 1948

1 - 1

Dinner at Eight Oct 03, 1948
1 - 2

Rebecca Oct 10, 1948
1 - 3

Counsellor-at-Law Oct 17, 1948
1 - 4

Angel in the Wings Oct 24, 1948
1 - 5

Street Scene Oct 31, 1948
1 - 6

This Thing Called Love Nov 07, 1948
1 - 7

Camille Nov 14, 1948
1 - 8

An Inspector Calls Nov 21, 1948
1 - 9

I Like It Here Nov 28, 1948
1 - 10

Suspect Dec 05, 1948
1 - 11

Parlor Story Dec 12, 1948
1 - 12

A Christmas Carol Dec 19, 1948
1 - 13

The Old Lady Shows Her Medals Dec 26, 1948
1 - 14

Ramshackle Inn Jan 02, 1949
1 - 15

Cyrano de Bergerac Jan 09, 1949
1 - 16

Papa Is All Jan 16, 1949
1 - 17

Pride and Prejudice Jan 23, 1949
1 - 18

Dark Hammock Jan 30, 1949
1 - 19

The Late Christopher Bean Feb 06, 1949
1 - 20

The Story of Mary Surratt Feb 13, 1949
1 - 21

Twelfth Night Feb 20, 1949
1 - 22

St. Helena Feb 27, 1949
1 - 23

The Druid Circle Mar 06, 1949
1 - 24

Quality Street Mar 13, 1949
1 - 25

Dinner at Antoine's Mar 20, 1949
1 - 26

Becky Sharp Mar 27, 1949
1 - 27

And Never Been Kissed Apr 03, 1949
1 - 28

What Makes Sammy Run? Apr 10, 1949
1 - 29

Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobblies Apr 17, 1949
1 - 30

Burlesque Apr 24, 1949
1 - 31

Macbeth May 01, 1949
1 - 32

Romeo and Juliet May 15, 1949
1 - 33

This Time, Next Year Jun 05, 1949
1 - 34

It Pays to Advertise Jun 12, 1949
1 - 35

Summer Formal Jun 19, 1949
1 - 36

Jenny Kissed Me Jun 26, 1949
1 - 37

Dark of the Moon Jul 03, 1949
1 - 38

For Love or Money Jul 10, 1949
1 - 39

The Five Lives of Richard Gordon Jul 17, 1949
1 - 40

You Touched Me! Jul 24, 1949
1 - 41

The Fourth Wall Jul 31, 1949
1 - 42

Enter Madame Aug 07, 1949
1 - 43

A Murder Has Been Arranged Aug 14, 1949
1 - 44

Pretty Little Parlor Aug 21, 1949
1 - 45

Three Cornered Moon Aug 28, 1949

Overview

Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbors a secret yen, won't take a chance --- until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: Rainmaker!

Year 1956

Studio NBC

Director

Crew Robert Alan Aurthur (Writer), Robert Alan Aurthur (Producer)

Popularity 28.0371

Language English