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Lightnin' (1930)

1930 · Feature film · 96 min · dir. Henry King

Love and Laughter in the land of quick divorce

  • Comedy

Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director
Henry King
Writer
Sonya Levien
Cinematography
Chester A. Lyons
Studio
Fox Film Corporation
Released
1930-11-28
Running time
96 minutes

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