Lightnin'
Love and Laughter in the land of quick divorce
1930 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Henry King |
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| Writer: | S. N. Behrman, Sonya Levien |
| Staring: |
| Lightnin' and Mary Jones are co-owners of a hotel built right on a state border, used by divorcing wives so they can pretend to be in California while establishing residency in Nevada. When Lightnin' refuses to sell his share of the hotel to a gang of crooks, Mary is coerced into divorcing her husband so that she can sign over the deed herself. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 28, 1930 |
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| Director: | Henry King |
| Writer: | S. N. Behrman, Sonya Levien |
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| Keywords | americana |
| Production Companies | Fox Film Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Will Rogers | Lightnin' Bill Jones |
| Louise Dresser | Mrs. Mary Jones |
| Joel McCrea | John Marvin |
| Helen Cohan | Milly Jones |
| Jason Robards Sr. | Raymond Thomas |
| Sharon Lynn | Mrs. Lower - the Chiseler |
| Joyce Compton | Betty - Larry's Wife |
| Rex Bell | Larry - Betty's Husband |
| Charlotte Walker | Mrs. Thatcher |
| Luke Cosgrave | Zeb |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Judge Lemuel Townsend |
| Ruth Warren | Mrs. Margaret Davis |
| Goodee Montgomery | Mrs. Brooks - Sheriff's Wife |
| Phil Tead | Monte Winslow |
| Walter Percival | Everett Hammond |
| Betty Alden | Mrs. Graham |
| Frank Campeau | Sheriff Brooks |
| Moon Carroll | Mrs. Blue |
| Roxanne Curtis | Flapper Divorcee |
| Eva Dennison | Mrs. George |
| Alphonse Ethier | Mr. Harper |
| Gwendolyn Faye | Mrs. Starr |
| Bess Flowers | Mrs. Weeks |
| Thomas Jefferson | Jeff |
| Blanche Le Clair | Mrs. Leonard |
| Antica Nast | Mrs. Lord |
| Betty Sinclair | Mrs. Bigg |
| Bruce Warren | Mr. Leonard |
| Lucille Young | Mrs. Young |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harry Oliver | Art Direction |
| Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Chester A. Lyons | Director of Photography |
| Sophie Wachner | Costume Design |
| Henry King | Director |
| S. N. Behrman | Writer |
| Sonya Levien | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Golden | Producer |
| Henry King | Producer |
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