Lightning (1927 film)

Lightning
Lightning
	Film poster
Directed by	James C. McKay
Written by	Jack Natteford
Based on	"Lightning"; by Zane Grey
Starring	Jobyna Ralston ; Robert Frazer ; Margaret Livingston
Cinematography	George Stevens ; E. Fox Walker ; Winney Wenstrom
Edited by	Leroy O. Lodwig
Production; company	Tiffany Pictures
Distributed by	Tiffany Pictures
Release date	July 15, 1927;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated March 30, 2025

Lightning is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by James C. McKay and starring Jobyna Ralston, Robert Frazer, and Margaret Livingston.^[1] It is based on a short story of the same title by Zane Grey.

Cast

Jobyna Ralston as Mary Warren / Topsy
Robert Frazer as Lee Stewart
Margaret Livingston as Dot Deal
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Cuth Stewart
Pat Harmon as 'Simon'
Lightning the Horse as Lightning the Horse
Lady Bess as Lady Bess the Horse

Preservation

With no prints of Lightning located in any film archives,^[2] it is a lost film.

References

↑ Munden, p. 435
↑ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Lightning

Bibliography

Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

Lightning at IMDb

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[1] Munden, p. 435

[2] Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Lightning

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