Lightnin' Smith Returns

1931 film

  • Buddy Roosevelt
  • Barbara Worth
  • Tom London
CinematographyAmos StillmanEdited byEarl Turner
Production
company
Standard Pictures
Distributed bySyndicate Pictures
Release date
  • August 31, 1931 (1931-08-31)
Running time
59 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

  1. ^ Pitts p.403
  2. ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Lightnin' Smith Returns (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

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 Edit this at Wikidata


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