Lightnin' (1930)
With Bess Flowers, Frank Campeau, J. M. Kerrigan, Jason Robards, Joel McCrea, Joyce Compton, Louise Dresser, Rex Bell
Directed by Henry King
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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