eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 8j460 LIGHTNIN' LC '25 early John Ford, Jay Hunt tells judge why he should keep his hotel! Date Sold 11/12/2009Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14") (Learn More) Lightnin', the 1925 John Ford silent sentimental family hotel swindling crime romantic comedy ("An Everlasting Monument to American Drama"; "William Fox presents the play that broke the World's Record"; "John Golden's triumph"; "Play by Frank Bacon & Winchell Smith"; "Scenario by Frances Marion"; "'The play that broke the world's record"; from a hit Broadway play, it is a convoluted story of a ne'er-do-well hotel owner on the California/Nevada border who just sits around and spends time with his drinking buddies; some swindlers try to steal the hotel away, and after many complications, during which the hotel owner's wife leaves him, everything works out for the best!) starring Jay Hunt (in the title role as William "Lightnin' Bill" Jones), Madge Bellamy, Ethel Clayton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Edythe Chapman, Brandon Hurst, Wallace MacDonald, Otis Harlan, Richard Travers and James Marcus. Note that Will Rogers remade this silent movie in 1930 as a sound movie, with an entirely different cast, and with Henry King directing. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: very good to fine. Note that this lobby card is in excellent condition and is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back of the card! Learn More about condition grades
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