Lightnin' Smith Returns

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Lightnin' Smith Returns
Directed by Jack Irwin
Written byJack Irwin
Produced byJack Irwin
Starring
Cinematography Amos Stillman
Edited by Earl Turner
Production
company
Distributed bySyndicate Pictures
Release date
  • August 31, 1931 (1931-08-31)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lightnin' Smith Returns is a 1931 American Western film directed by Jack Irwin and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Barbara Worth and Tom London. [1]

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Plot

John Smith writes Western fiction without ever having visited the West. Helen Parker, a reader of his work, seeks to alleviate that situation by inviting him to visit her ranch for a real Western experience. Parker arranges for a fake holdup, with her impersonating outlaw Lightnin' Smith. Her plan goes awry when the real outlaw appears, giving the writer an opportunity to save Parker and her father. A 1934 film, Mystery Ranch , bore "a striking resemblance" to this one. [2]

Cast

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References

  1. Pitts p.403
  2. Wollstein, Hans J. "Lightnin' Smith Returns (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

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