In the summer of 1913, a heat wave threatens the existence of the farm of H. C. Curry and his sons: The cattle die of thirst, the grain dries up. Then the adventurer Bill Starbuck comes to the ranch and claims he can conjure up rain for 100 dollars. The father and daughter Lizzie are believing the swindler.
Rolf Becker
Noah Curry
Cornelia Froboess
Lizzie Curry
Götz George
Bill Starbuck
Günter Lamprecht
File
Walter Richter
H. C. Curry
Jochen Schroeder
Jim Curry
In the summer of 1913, a heat wave threatens the existence of the farm of H. C. Curry and his sons: The cattle die of thirst, the grain dries up. Then the adventurer Bill Starbuck comes to the ranch and claims he can conjure up rain for 100 dollars. The father and daughter Lizzie are believing the swindler.
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