Lightnin' (1930)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 28, 1930Release Date
Lightnin' (1930)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 28, 1930Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Lightnin' and Mary Jones are co-owners of a hotel built right on a state border, used by divorcing wives so they can pretend to be in California while establishing residency in Nevada. When Lightnin' refuses to sell his share of the hotel to a gang of crooks, Mary is coerced into divorcing her husband so that she can sign over the deed herself.
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Cast & Crew.
Will Rogers
Lightnin' Bill Jones
Louise Dresser
Mrs. Mary Jones
Joel McCrea
John Marvin
Helen Cohan
Milly Jones
Jason Robards Sr.
Raymond Thomas
Sharon Lynn
Mrs. Lower - the Chiseler
Joyce Compton
Betty - Larry's Wife
Rex Bell
Larry - Betty's Husband
Charlotte Walker
Mrs. Thatcher
Luke Cosgrave
Zeb
J.M. Kerrigan
Judge Lemuel Townsend
Ruth Warren
Mrs. Margaret Davis
Winchell Smith
Writer
Goodee Montgomery
Mrs. Brooks - Sheriff's Wife
Frank Bacon
Writer
Phil Tead
Monte Winslow
Walter Percival
Everett Hammond
Betty Alden
Mrs. Graham
Frank Campeau
Sheriff Brooks
Moon Carroll
Mrs. Blue
Roxanne Curtis
Flapper Divorcee
Eva Dennison
Mrs. George
Alphonse Ethier
Mr. Harper
Gwendolyn Faye
Mrs. Starr
Bess Flowers
Mrs. Weeks
Thomas Jefferson
Jeff
Blanche Le Clair
Mrs. Leonard
Antica Nast
Mrs. Lord
Betty Sinclair
Mrs. Bigg
Bruce Warren
Mr. Leonard
Lucille Young
Mrs. Young
Sonya Levien
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 28, 1930
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
divorce
americana
Wiki.
Lightnin' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Henry King and written by S. N. Behrman and Sonya Levien. The film stars Will Rogers, Louise Dresser, Joel McCrea, Helen Cohan, Jason Robards Sr. and Luke Cosgrave. The film was released on December 7, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation. It is a remake of the 1925 silent film, which was directed by John Ford, which itself was based on the 1918 play.
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