Lightnin' Smith Returns
1931 film
- Buddy Roosevelt
- Barbara Worth
- Tom London
Production
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Standard Pictures
Release date
- August 31, 1931 (1931-08-31)
Running time
Lightnin' Smith Returns is a 1931 American Western film directed by Jack Irwin and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Barbara Worth and Tom London.[1]
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
- Buddy Roosevelt as John Smith
- Barbara Worth as Helen Parker
- Tom London as Lightning' Smith
- Nick Dunray as Mexican Pete
- Jack Richardson as Chancey Ruggles
- Sam Tittley as Tom Parker
- Fred Parker as Storekeeper
- William Bertram as Sheriff
- Gilbert Holmes as Bandit
- Slim Whitaker as Hideout Henchman
References
Bibliography
- Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
- Lightnin' Smith Returns at IMDb
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