Lightnin'
About Lightnin'
Lightnin' Jones and his wife Mary run a hotel that sits on the California–Nevada line, used by women who want a Nevada divorce while pretending to be in California. He will not sell his share to a group of crooks. Mary is pushed toward a divorce so she can sign the deed herself. Will Rogers plays Lightnin'. Louise Dresser plays Mary. Joel McCrea is billed with them.
Cast & crew
More about Lightnin'
Henry King directed. S. N. Behrman and Sonya Levien wrote it. Fox released it on 7 December 1930. It is a remake of the 1925 silent, directed by John Ford, which came from the 1918 play. Helen Cohan, Jason Robards Sr., Luke Cosgrave, Bess Flowers, and J. M. Kerrigan are billed. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The hotel is the trick: one building, two states, and a divorce trade.
- The 1925 film is John Ford's. This 1930 film is Henry King's.
- The Commons file is titled Lightnin'.
Scenes
- Mary is pushed to divorce Lightnin' so the crooks can get the hotel deed.
Influenced by
- The 1918 play Lightnin'
- Lightnin' (1925 film)
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Lightnin')
