Comedy · United States of America · 1925 · 1h 44m

Lightnin'

Lightnin' poster
Director
John Ford
Cast
Jay Hunt as Lightnin' Bill Jones Wallace MacDonald as John Marvin Richard Travers as Raymond Thomas J. Farrell MacDonald as Lemuel Townsend Otis Harlan as Zeb Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Jones
Crew
Joseph H. August — Director of Photography Frances Marion — Screenplay Sam Benson — Costume Design
Tagline

As Human and Dramatic As the Life Story of Your Best Friend

Synopsis

Set in a hotel straddling the border between California and Nevada, this early John Ford comedy follows a female hotel owner's efforts to turn a profit and get some work out of her husband.

Key Collaborators
John Ford Director Joseph H. August Director of Photography Frances Marion Screenplay Sam Benson Costume Design
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