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..
Is it worth your time? If you've got a soft spot for pre-code slapstick, you'll probably get a kick out of The Rainmakers. If you prefer movies that actually make sense, or movies where the jokes don't land with a thud every ten minutes, skip it. It's definitely not for everyone, especially if you get annoyed by charac...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Fred Guiol
Raoul Walsh
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"Is it worth your time? If you've got a soft spot for pre-code slapstick, you'll probably get a kick out of The Rainmakers. If you prefer movies that actually make sense, or movies where the jokes don't land with a thud every ten minutes, skip it. It's definitely not for everyone, especially if you get annoyed by characters who just kind of bumble around until the plot forces them to do something useful. The whole thing feels like it was written on the back of a napkin during a lunch break. Rosc..."
Grant Garett, Stanley Rauh, Leslie Goodwins, Fred Guiol, Albert Treynor
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