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1930 film

Lightnin'
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry King
Screenplay by	S. N. Behrman Sonya Levien
Based on	Lightnin' by Winchell Smith and Frank Bacon (play)
Produced by	John Golden Henry King
Starring	Will Rogers Louise Dresser Joel McCrea Helen Cohan Jason Robards Sr. Luke Cosgrave
Cinematography	Chester A. Lyons
Edited by	Louis R. Loeffler
Music by	Arthur Kay
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 7, 1930 (1930-12-07)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

Plot

Lightnin' has a young man come to his hotel to find his wife who is seeking a divorce. He talks to the two who obviously are in love, but they get in a tiff and the young man says he is leaving. Lightnin' whispers to wife to call him back, and then he has a sit down heart to heart talk and the couple leave with their marriage saved.

Cast

Will Rogers as Lightnin' Bill Jones
Louise Dresser as Mrs. Mary Jones
Joel McCrea as John Marvin
Helen Cohan as Milly Jones
Jason Robards Sr. as Raymond Thomas
Luke Cosgrave as Zeb
J. M. Kerrigan as Judge Lemuel Townsend
Ruth Warren as Mrs. Margaret Davis
Sharon Lynn as Mrs. Lower
Joyce Compton as Betty
Rex Bell as Larry
Goodee Montgomery as Mrs. Brooks
Phil Tead as Monte Winslow
Walter Percival as Everett Hammond
Charlotte Walker as Mrs. Thatcher

References

"Lightnin' (1930)". TCM.com. November 28, 1930. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
Hall, Mordaunt (November 29, 1930). "Movie Review - The Lottery Bride - THE SCREEN; Music by Mr. Friml". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
"Lightnin'". Afi.com. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

External links

Lightnin' at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

v t e Films directed by Henry King
Should a Wife Forgive? (1915) Joy and the Dragon (1916) Little Mary Sunshine (1916) Pay Dirt (1916) Shadows and Sunshine (1916) The Climber (1917) The Mate of the Sally Ann (1917) Twin Kiddies (1917) Told at Twilight (1917) Vengeance of the Dead (1917) Souls in Pawn (1917) Sunshine and Gold (1917) The Bride's Silence (1917) A Game of Wits (1917) Southern Pride (1917) All the World to Nothing (1918) Beauty and the Rogue (1918) Powers That Prey (1918) Hearts or Diamonds? (1918) Up Romance Road (1918) The Locked Heart (1918) Hobbs in a Hurry (1918) Social Briars (1918) Where the West Begins (1919) Brass Buttons (1919) Some Liar (1919) Six Feet Four (1919) A Sporting Chance (1919) This Hero Stuff (1919) 23 1/2 Hours' Leave (1919) A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919) Haunting Shadows (1919) When a Man Rides Alone (1919) The White Dove (1920) Uncharted Channels (1920) One Hour Before Dawn (1920) Help Wanted – Male (1920) Dice of Destiny (1920) The Mistress of Shenstone (1921) When We Were 21 (1921) The Sting of the Lash (1921) Salvage (1921) Tol'able David (1921) The Bond Boy (1922) The Seventh Day (1922) Sonny (1922) Fury (1923) The White Sister (1923) Romola (1924) Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925) Any Woman (1925) Stella Dallas (1925) The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) Partners Again (1926) The Magic Flame (1927) The Woman Disputed (1928) She Goes to War (1929) Hell Harbor (1930) The Eyes of the World (1930) Lightnin' (1930) Merely Mary Ann (1931) Over the Hill (1931) The Woman in Room 13 (1932) State Fair (1933) I Loved You Wednesday (1933) Carolina (1934) Marie Galante (1934) One More Spring (1935) Way Down East (1935) The Country Doctor (1936) Ramona (1936) Lloyd's of London (1936) Seventh Heaven (1937) In Old Chicago (1938) Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) Jesse James (1939) Stanley and Livingstone (1939) Little Old New York (1940) Maryland (1940) Chad Hanna (1940) A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) Remember the Day (1941) The Black Swan (1942) The Song of Bernadette (1943) Wilson (1944) A Bell for Adano (1945) Margie (1946) Captain from Castile (1947) Deep Waters (1948) Prince of Foxes (1948) Twelve O'Clock High (1949) The Gunfighter (1950) I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) David and Bathsheba (1951) Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952) O. Henry's Full House (1952) The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) Untamed (1955) Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) Carousel (1956) The Sun Also Rises (1957) The Bravados (1958) This Earth Is Mine (1959) Beloved Infidel (1959) Tender Is the Night (1962)

Films directed by Henry King

Should a Wife Forgive? (1915)
Joy and the Dragon (1916)
Little Mary Sunshine (1916)
Pay Dirt (1916)
Shadows and Sunshine (1916)
The Climber (1917)
The Mate of the Sally Ann (1917)
Twin Kiddies (1917)
Told at Twilight (1917)
Vengeance of the Dead (1917)
Souls in Pawn (1917)
Sunshine and Gold (1917)
The Bride's Silence (1917)
A Game of Wits (1917)
Southern Pride (1917)
All the World to Nothing (1918)
Beauty and the Rogue (1918)
Powers That Prey (1918)
Hearts or Diamonds? (1918)
Up Romance Road (1918)
The Locked Heart (1918)
Hobbs in a Hurry (1918)
Social Briars (1918)
Where the West Begins (1919)
Brass Buttons (1919)
Some Liar (1919)
Six Feet Four (1919)
A Sporting Chance (1919)
This Hero Stuff (1919)
23 1/2 Hours' Leave (1919)
A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919)
Haunting Shadows (1919)
When a Man Rides Alone (1919)
The White Dove (1920)
Uncharted Channels (1920)
One Hour Before Dawn (1920)
Help Wanted – Male (1920)
Dice of Destiny (1920)
The Mistress of Shenstone (1921)
When We Were 21 (1921)
The Sting of the Lash (1921)
Salvage (1921)
Tol'able David (1921)
The Bond Boy (1922)
The Seventh Day (1922)
Sonny (1922)
Fury (1923)
The White Sister (1923)
Romola (1924)
Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925)
Any Woman (1925)
Stella Dallas (1925)
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
Partners Again (1926)
The Magic Flame (1927)
The Woman Disputed (1928)
She Goes to War (1929)
Hell Harbor (1930)
The Eyes of the World (1930)
Lightnin' (1930)
Merely Mary Ann (1931)
Over the Hill (1931)
The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
State Fair (1933)
I Loved You Wednesday (1933)
Carolina (1934)
Marie Galante (1934)
One More Spring (1935)
Way Down East (1935)
The Country Doctor (1936)
Ramona (1936)
Lloyd's of London (1936)
Seventh Heaven (1937)
In Old Chicago (1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Jesse James (1939)
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
Little Old New York (1940)
Maryland (1940)
Chad Hanna (1940)
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
Remember the Day (1941)
The Black Swan (1942)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Wilson (1944)
A Bell for Adano (1945)
Margie (1946)
Captain from Castile (1947)
Deep Waters (1948)
Prince of Foxes (1948)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
The Gunfighter (1950)
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)
David and Bathsheba (1951)
Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
Untamed (1955)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Carousel (1956)
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
The Bravados (1958)
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
Beloved Infidel (1959)
Tender Is the Night (1962)

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