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Lightnin' (1930)

Lightnin' (1930)

Comedy

Love and Laughter in the land of quick divorce

Release Date: 1930, November 28
Directors: Henry King
Countries: United States of America
Production: Fox Film Corporation, Fox Film Corporation
Cast: J.M. Kerrigan, Luke Cosgrave, Bess Flowers, Joyce Compton, Jason Robards Sr., Will Rogers, Moon Carroll, Frank Campeau, Ruth Warren, Rex Bell, Joel McCrea, Thomas Jefferson

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

divorce americana