Lightnin'(1925)
As Human and Dramatic As the Life Story of Your Best Friend
Set in a hotel straddling the border between California and Nevada, this early John Ford comedy follows a female hotel owner's efforts to turn a profit and get some work out of her husband.
Movie: Lightnin'
Top 9 Billed Cast
Lightnin' Bill Jones
John Marvin
Raymond Thomas
Lemuel Townsend
Zeb
Mrs. Jones
Millie
Margaret Davis
Everett Hammond
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