Lightning (1927 film)

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Lightning
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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
Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Release date
  • July 15, 1927 (1927-07-15)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

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.

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

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