Movie

Lightnin' (1930)

• NR
• November 28, 1930
• 1h 36m

• Comedy

“Love and Laughter in the land of quick divorce”

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.

Director

Henry King

Writers

Sonya Levien, S. N. Behrman

Starring

Will Rogers, Louise Dresser, Joel McCrea