Under the spell of a
wandering charlatan named Starbuck, a lonely ranch girl blossoms into full
womanhood. Katharine Hepburn garnered an Oscar nomination as the
"believably plain yet magnificently beautiful" tomboy rancher, with
Burt Lancaster brilliantly cast in the role of the smooth-talking con man who
sells his rainmaking"powers" to unsuspecting, drought-ridden Western
towns. Playwright N. Richard Nash meticulously enlarges his Broadway play to
the big screen without losing any of the earthy, gut-wrenching emotions or the
sheer, hilarious fun. The result is a genuinely appealing and beautifully
executed romance. Filmed in VistaVision