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Smoke Lightning (1933)

Smoke Lightning poster
Directed by
David Howard
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 03m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A range rider gets involved with a young woman and her mother on a remote ranch. He works to protect them from local outlaws and a shady cattle buyer.

classicrusticbrisksimpleoutdoorsyearnestold-fashioned

What happens

Smoke Lightning is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by David Howard and written by Sidney D. Mitchell and Gordon Rigby. The film stars George O'Brien, Nell O'Day, Betsy King Ross, Frank Atkinson, Clarence Wilson and Morgan Wallace. It is based on the story "Cañon Walls" by Zane Grey. The film was released on February 17, 1933, by Fox Film Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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