Lightning is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by James C. McKay and starring Jobyna Ralston, Robert Frazer, and Margaret Livingston.[1] It is based on a short story of the same title by Zane Grey.
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| Directed by | James C. McKay |
| Written by | Jack Natteford |
| Based on | "Lightning" by Zane Grey |
| Starring | Jobyna Ralston Robert Frazer Margaret Livingston |
| Cinematography | George Stevens E. Fox Walker Winney Wenstrom |
| Edited by | Leroy O. Lodwig |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Jobyna Ralston as Mary Warren / Topsy
- Robert Frazer as Lee Stewart
- Margaret Livingston as Dot Deal
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Cuth Stewart
- Pat Harmon as 'Simon'
- Lightning the Horse as Lightning the Horse
- Lady Bess as Lady Bess the Horse
Preservation
editWith no prints of Lightning located in any film archives,[2] it is a lost film.
References
editBibliography
edit- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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