Black Lightning (1924 film)
1924 film by James P. Hogan
- December 8, 1924 (1924-12-08)
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Black Lightning is an extant 1924 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Thunder the Marvel Dog "supported" by Clara Bow and other "All Star Cast".[1] The feature was produced by Gotham Pictures Company.[2]
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine,[3] with the murder of Frank Larned (Hogan), his sister Martha (Bow) and her little brother were left unprotected and the object of unwelcome attentions from Jim Howard (Mason) and his half-witted brother. Roy Chambers (Austin), who was gassed in France during World War I, is ordered by the doctor to go to the mountains. Chance brings him with a police dog he has picked up to the Larned home. He finds that Martha is the sister of his buddy in France, who saved his life, and Thunder being the dog that came to his rescue. Learning the situation, he decides to stay awhile. Joe gets hurt and Roy rides for a doctor. Ez (Phillips), the half-witted chap, shoots him. Martha sends Thunder to find him, Jim comes and tries to get into the Larned home. Ez kills him and then attacks Martha. Thunder comes to her rescue. Martha and Roy then journey to the preacher together.
Cast
- Thunder the Marvel Dog as Thunder
- Clara Bow as Martha Larned
- Harold Austin as Roy Chambers
- Eddie Phillips as Ez Howard
- Joe Butterworth as Joe Larned / Dick
- Mark Fenton as Doctor
- John Pringle as City Doctor (Pringle was the father of actor John Gilbert)
- James P. Hogan as Frank Larned
- Jim Mason as Jim Howard
Preservation
Prints of Black Lightning are preserved at the Russian state film archive Gosfilmofond and in California at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[4]
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Black Lightning at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Black Lightning
- ^ Sewell, Charles S. (November 8, 1924). "Black Lightning; Thunder, Another Remarkable Police Dog, Makes Debut in Feature That Should Please Majority". The Moving Picture World. 71 (2). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 175. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Black Lightning
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Black Lightning.
- Black Lightning at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby poster
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Films directed by James P. Hogan
- The Skywayman (1920)
- The Little Grey Mouse (1920)
- Bare Knuckles (1921)
- Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight? (1922)
- Black Lightning (1924)
- Unmarried Wives (1924)
- The Bandit's Baby (1925)
- Women and Gold (1925)
- Capital Punishment (1925)
- Jimmie's Millions (1925)
- My Lady's Lips (1925)
- The Mansion of Aching Hearts (1925)
- S.O.S. Perils of the Sea (1925)
- Steel Preferred (1925)
- The King of the Turf (1926)
- The Isle of Retribution (1926)
- Flaming Fury (1926)
- The Final Extra (1927)
- Mountains of Manhattan (1927)
- Finnegan's Ball (1927)
- The Silent Avenger (1927)
- The Border Patrol (1928)
- Burning Bridges (1928)
- Code of the Air (1928)
- The Broken Mask (1928)
- Top Sergeant Mulligan (1928)
- Hearts of Men (1928)
- The Sheriff's Secret (1931)
- The Seventh Commandment (1932)
- Paradise Valley (1934)
- Desert Gold (1936)
- The Arizona Raiders (1936)
- The Accusing Finger (1936)
- Arizona Mahoney (1936)
- The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
- Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
- Ebb Tide (1937)
- Sons of the Legion (1938)
- The Texans (1938)
- Scandal Street (1938)
- Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)
- Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
- Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)
- $1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
- Grand Jury Secrets (1939)
- Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
- Queen of the Mob (1940)
- Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
- Power Dive (1941)
- Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
- Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
- Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
- A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
- Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
- The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
- The Mad Ghoul (1943)
- No Place for a Lady (1943)
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