Raintree County

"In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance"

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.

Release Date

December 20, 1957

Status

Released

Original Title

Raintree County

Runtime

3h 8min

Budget

$5,474,000

Revenue

$9,080,000

Language

English

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer