Lightnin'
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| Lightnin' | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Written by | Frank Bacon Frances Marion Winchell Smith |
| Starring | Jay Hunt Wallace MacDonald |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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| Running time | 104 minutes (20.6 frame/s) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Lightnin' is a 1925 American comedy film directed by John Ford.[1] It was based on a successful play of the same name. The original run started in 1918 at the Gaiety Theatre (New York) and continued for 1,291 performances, breaking the record for longest running play at that time.[2]
The film was remade by Henry King for Fox in 1930 as an early talkie starring Will Rogers with support from Louise Dresser and Joel McCrea.
Cast [edit]
- Jay Hunt - William 'Lightnin' Bill' Jones
- Wallace MacDonald - John Marvin
- Richard Travers - Mr. Raymond Thomas
- J. Farrell MacDonald - Judge Lemuel Townsend
- Otis Harlan - Zeb
- Edythe Chapman - Mrs. Bill Jones
- Madge Bellamy - Miss Millie Jones
- Ethel Clayton - Margaret Davis
- Brandon Hurst - Everett Hammond
- James A. Marcus - Sheriff Blodgett (as James Marcus)
- Erville Alderson - Courtroom Attendant (uncredited)
- Nora Cecil - Passerby in Buggy (uncredited)
- Tommy Hicks - Otis Harlan's Son (uncredited)
- Peter Mazutis - Oscar (uncredited)
- Ida Moore - Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
References [edit]
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Lightnin'". Silent Era. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Old Play in Manhattan". Time Magazine. Theater. XXXII (13). Sep. 26, 1938.
External links [edit]
- Lightnin' at the Internet Movie Database
- Lightnin' at the Internet Broadway Database
| Preceded by — |
Longest-running Broadway show 1920 – 1925 |
Succeeded by Abie's Irish Rose |
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