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Lightnin'
“Love and Laughter in the land of quick divorce”
53%
Movie
1h 36m
AI Analysis
Lightnin' (1930) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Lightnin' (1930) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 ca… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Lightnin' 53% (4 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
53%
from 4 TMDb votes
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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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1930-11-28
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 5.3
- TMDB ID
- 387963
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Is there an official trailer for Lightnin'?
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What is Lightnin' about?
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 Lightni... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Lightnin'?
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How long is the movie Lightnin'?
The official runtime for Lightnin' is approximately 96 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Will Rogers
Lightnin' Bill Jones
Louise Dresser
Mrs. Mary Jones
Joel McCrea
John Marvin
Helen Cohan
Milly Jones
Jason Robards Sr.
Raymond Thomas
Sharon Lynn
Mrs. Lower - the Chiseler
Joyce Compton
Betty - Larry's Wife
Rex Bell
Larry - Betty's Husband
Charlotte Walker
Mrs. Thatcher
Luke Cosgrave
Zeb
J.M. Kerrigan
Judge Lemuel Townsend
Ruth Warren
Mrs. Margaret Davis
Goodee Montgomery
Mrs. Brooks - Sheriff's Wife
Phil Tead
Monte Winslow
Walter Percival
Everett Hammond
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Betty Alden
Mrs. Graham
Frank Campeau
Sheriff Brooks
- M
Moon Carroll
Mrs. Blue
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