Raintree County

Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Not Rated
1957    3h 8mDrama, Romance,
6.310%52%
In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.

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Cast of Raintree County

  • Elizabeth TaylorSusanna Drake Shawnessy
  • Montgomery CliftJohn Wickliff Shawnessy
  • Eva Marie SaintNell Gaither
  • Nigel PatrickProf. Jerusalem Webster Stiles
  • Lee MarvinOrville 'Flash' Perkins
  • Rod TaylorGarwood B. Jones
  • Agnes MooreheadEllen Shawnessy
  • Walter AbelT.D. Shawnessy
  • Jarma LewisBarbara Drake
  • Tom DrakeBobby Drake
  • Rhys WilliamsEzra Gray
  • Russell CollinsNiles Foster
  • DeForest KelleySouthern Officer
  • Eileen StevensMiss Roman
  • Luana LeeGirl (uncredited)
  • Sue GeorgeUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
  • Myrna HansenMrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited)
  • Fred AldrichTownsman (uncredited)
  • Ruth AttawayParthenia (uncredited)
  • John BartonTownsman (uncredited)
  • Oliver BlakeJake - Bartender (uncredited)
  • Nesdon BoothSpectator (uncredited)
  • George BoyceParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Henry BrockMinor Role (uncredited)
  • Don BurnettTom Conway (uncredited)
  • Boyd CabeenTownsman (uncredited)
  • William ChalleeSpectator (uncredited)
  • Phil ChambersStarter (uncredited)
  • Robert ColeParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Gene CooganTownsman (uncredited)
  • Isabel CooleySoona - Susanna's Maid (uncredited)
  • Josephine CumminsWoman (uncredited)
  • Jack DalyPhotographer (uncredited)
  • Michael DanteJesse Gardner (uncredited)
  • James DimeBartender (uncredited)
  • Phyllis DouglasUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
  • Dan DowlingClub Patron (uncredited)
  • Michael DuganNat Franklin (uncredited)
  • John EldredgeCousin Sam (uncredited)
  • Duke FishmanTownsman (uncredited)
  • George FordClub Patron (uncredited)
  • Robert FoulkPantomimist (uncredited)
  • Joel FriendParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Joseph GlickSoldier (uncredited)
  • Dorothy GrangerMadame Gaubert (uncredited)
  • James GriffithMr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
  • Stacy HarrisUnion Lieutenant (uncredited)
  • Rosalind HayesBessie (uncredited)
  • Bill HickmanTownsman (uncredited)
  • Jimmie HoranTownsman (uncredited)
  • Judi JordanUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
  • Jack KennyTownsman (uncredited)
  • Frank KreigSpectator (uncredited)
  • Janet LakeUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
  • Donald LosbyJim Shawnessy - Age 2 (uncredited)
  • Mickey MagaJim Shawnessy - Age 4 (uncredited)
  • Philo McCulloughTownsman (uncredited)
  • Owen McGiveneyBlind Man (uncredited)
  • Gardner McKayBearded Soldier (uncredited)
  • Russell MeekerTownsman (uncredited)
  • Ralph MoratzSpectator at footrace (uncredited)
  • Burt MustinOld Gent with 'Flash' (uncredited)
  • Ray PourchotSoldier (uncredited)
  • Ford RaymondTownsman (uncredited)
  • Suzanne RidgwayProstitute (uncredited)
  • Christopher RiordanSpectator at Footrace (uncredited)
  • Robert RobinsonTownsman (uncredited)
  • Edwin RochelleTownsman (uncredited)
  • Tony RosaParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Phil SchumacherTownsman (uncredited)
  • Scott SeatonParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Ron SobleRebel Soldier (uncredited)
  • Robert StevensonSpectator (uncredited)
  • Robert StrongTownsman (uncredited)
  • Bill WalkerOld George (uncredited)
  • Charles WattsParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Frank MillsSoldier (uncredited)
  • Edward DmytrykDirector
  • Millard KaufmanWriter
  • Ross Lockridge Jr.Writer
  • David LewisProducer

Raintree County Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 20, 2025
    Flawed characters with turbulent times set the stage for this ambitious melodrama. Elizabeth Taylor goes in and out of her southern belle accent, making it hard to take her seriously.

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