Lazy Lightning

1926 0h 50m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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Lance Lighton is arrested for vagrancy and taken by the sheriff to the Rogers Ranch. Dickie Rogers takes a liking to the stranger who is allowed to remain to do odd jobs and to entertain the boy. An old man who is hard of hearing mistakes Lighton for "Lightning" and the nickname sticks. Uncle Henry, heir to Dickie's share of the estate in the event of the latter's death, has been systematically cheated at cards by Bill Harvey, who now demands his money, using dire threats. Fearing a penitentiary sentence, Uncle Henry sees Dickie rolling helplessly in his wheel chair towards a cliff and does nothing to save him. Lazy Lightning saves the boy's life and the uncle covers himself by pretending to have sprained his ankle. Following the fright, the boy weakens and is close to death. The doctor thinks he can save him with serum. Uncle Henry goes in the car to get the serum. Mistrusting him, Lazy follows him to town on horseback through a driving rainstorm. A lost film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Art Acord
Lance Lighton
Fay Wray
Lila Rogers
Robert Gordon
Dickie Rogers (as Bobby Gordon)
Vin Moore
Sheriff Dan Boyd
Arthur Morrison
Henry S. Rogers
George B. French
Dr. Hull
Rex De Rosselli
William Harvey
Janet Gaynor
(uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Wyler
Writers: Harrison Jacobs, Harrison Jacobs
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Wyler, shot by Edward Linden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Art Acord and Fay Wray and Robert Gordon carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0017062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

William Wyler directs. Edward Linden behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by William Wyler, shot by Edward Linden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Art Acord and Fay Wray and Robert Gordon carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0017062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.