Lizzie Curry faces a bleak future as a spinster due to her lack of physical appeal, despite her intelligence, wit, and domestic skills. The town sheriff, File, who harbors a secret affection for her, remains oblivious to her affections until a drought hits the town, bringing in a Rainmaker named Bill Starbuck who shakes things up for Lizzie and her family.
The Rainmaker
A charismatic swindler convinces a parched Kansas community that he can bring much-needed rain, while also proposing to a lonely spinster in search of love.