Lightnin' (1930)
Love and Laughter in the land of quick divorce
96 min
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
- November 28, 1930
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Will Rogers as Lightnin' Bill Jones
- Louise Dresser as Mrs. Mary Jones
- Joel McCrea as John Marvin
- Helen Cohan as Milly Jones
- Jason Robards Sr. as Raymond Thomas
- Luke Cosgrave as Zeb
- J.M. Kerrigan as Judge Lemuel Townsend
- Ruth Warren as Mrs. Margaret Davis
- Sharon Lynn as Mrs. Lower - the Chiseler
- Joyce Compton as Betty - Larry's Wife
Crew
- Henry King · Director
- Winchell Smith · Writer
- Frank Bacon · Writer
- S.N. Behrman · Writer
- Sonya Levien · Writer
- Chester A. Lyons · Cinematographer
- Louis R. Loeffler · Editor