Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbours a secret yen, won't take a chance - until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: rainmaker.