Lightnin is a 1930 american precode comedy film directed by henry king and written by s. Dancer jesco white edward hogg struggles with poverty, drug abuse and other ills as he strives to follow in his famous fathers footsteps. From generators to star trailers and honey wagons to camera trucks, and equipment for the commercial, television, movie and film production industry. Lightnin adalah sebuah film komedi hollywood precode amerika serikat tahun 1930 yang disutradarai oleh henry king dan ditulis oleh s. We began renting to the motion picture industry in 1979. Production trucks, tractors, trailers lightnin production. The 1930 sound film version of lightnin, by the immensely underrated director henry king, stars will rogers as bill jones, a shiftless slowpoke who is sardonically nicknamed lightnin. They also starred in norman mcleods horse feathers 1932, a takeoff on college education and.
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. He talks to the two who obviously are in love but they get in a tiff and the young man says ok, i am leaving and lightnin whispers to wife to call him back and then he has a sit down heart to heart and the couple leave with their marriage saved. The seminal texas bluesman recorded 11 lps during the folk and countryblues revival of the 1960s, and youll find them all here on 7 cds. Lightnin 1920, a comedic novel by frank bacon, adapted from the successful 1918 play by bacon and winchell smith, is set in a hotel that straddles the californianevada state line. Media in category lightnin 1930 film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Check out the video clip below for an excellent 30miniute documentary, capturing the life of legendary blues singerguitarist sam lightnin hopkins. Lightnin first movie project was little darlings 1979. For more than 40 years, lightnin has been a family owned and operated business with three different generations of the lewis family. Wanting more of this peacegiving pleasure in my life and also the opportunity to make a film that counted. Their first films were made by paramount studios first on the east coast and then in hollywood the marxs second film comedy in the sound era was animal crackers 1930. Where lightnin strikes the life and times of sam lightnin. Journeys end is a 1930 britishamerican war film directed by james whale. Lightnin has the young man come to his hotel to find his wife who is seeking a divorce. Cast and crew credits for lightnin, 1930, directed by henry king, with will rogers, louise dresser, joel mccrea, at turner classic movies.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Houstonbased fast cut films, in association with sunset productions, is working on a documentary feature film, where lightnin strikes, about the life and times of houston blues legend sam lightnin hopkins 19121982. Mike lightnin wells was raised in north carolina and has had an interest in traditional forms of music since childhood. Versatile cowboy does his best work in film of old playfurther offerings bill gloats. Watch white lightnin online stream full movie directv. Sherriff, the film tells the story of several british army officers involved in trench warfare during the first world war. Lightnin wells, a music maker artist since 1996, served on the music maker board of directors, and issued a cd with guest artists taj mahal and cool john ferguson. Intricate playing combined with a warm singing voice leaves the listener with feelings that memory lane is a new and hip place to be. Apr 26, 2017 alan balfour has done a lightnin discography i believe.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from lightnin willie at the discogs marketplace. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. This brilliant new biographythe first book ever written about himilluminates the many contradictions of the man and his myth. Farrell macdonald, ethel clayton, richard travers, james a. Virginia, this dramatic take on the jesco begs the question if the truth is something crazy in between. The film stars will rogers, louise dresser, joel mccrea, helen cohan, jason robards, sr. With will rogers, louise dresser, joel mccrea, helen cohan. Lightnin production rentals is the premier vendor for transportation equipment rental in the film industry. Film tersebut dirilis pada 7 desember 1930 oleh fox film corporation. The film was released on december 7, 1930, by fox film corporation. The story was made into a 1930 film starring will rogers. Sam lightnin hopkins the complete prestigebluesville. Lightnin hopkins lightnin 200g vinyl lp shop music direct. Features remembering the legacy of lightnin hopkins.
A 1925 silent film version of lightnin, directed by john ford, was nothin much. From honeywagons and camera trucks to star trailers, we provide our clients with the best trucks and trailers in the business. Although filmed in december 1929, the film sat on the shelf until the autumn of 1930 when it was given a limited release. Read the full synopsis of lightnin, 1930, directed by henry king, with will rogers, louise dresser, joel mccrea, at turner classic movies. Recorded for prestiges bluesville subsidiary in 1960 and reissued on cd for fantasys original blues classics obc series in 1990, lightnin is among the rewarding acoustic dates lightnin hopkins delivered in the early 60s. Lightnin is the premier rental source for all your production needs. On the making of the blues accordin to lightnin hopkins. Odsan lightnin, joel mccrea, helen cohan, will rogers. I proposed to go to his home in texas and do a film on himif he liked the dizzy film and if we could agree on how much hed be paid. He performed live for six decades and recorded for over 30 years, amassing a catalogue that was larger than almost any of his. Reno divorce colony literature one nevada humanities. The blues accordin to lightnin hopkins full documentary. Find the song lyrics for the lightnin 3 top tracks. The film begins depicting hopkins as a young boy at the point that he decides to become a musician and goes on to show lightnin as an adult in 1970, performing his very own version.
Film tersebut dibintangi oleh will rogers, louise dresser, joel mccrea, helen cohan, jason robards, sr. Red lightnin the white house, 42 the street, north lopham, diss, norfolk, england ip22 2lu tel. It is a remake of the 1925 silent film, which was directed by john ford. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title lightning. Media in category lightnin 1925 film this category contains only the following file. Lightnin hopkins lightnin on 200g lp prestige stereo reissue series from analogue productions. Overview of lightnin, 1930, directed by henry king, with will rogers, louise dresser, joel mccrea, at turner classic movies. Lightnin was founded in atlanta in 1975 by bill and joanne lewis as a small truck rental company. Lightnin is a 1925 american comedy film directed by john ford.
I approached lightnin hopkins backstage with a 16mm projector and a copy of my film on dizzy gillespie. The madcap, anarchic comedians, the marx brothers dominated the 1930s. Checking my old emails from 10 yrs ago i see that alan sent me a pdf of it. Lightnin bill jones jay hunt and his sidekick have dealings with a sheriff. Last night blues, lightnin, blues in my bottle, walkin this road by myself, lightnin and co. The film, like the play before it, was an enormous critical and commercial success and launched the film careers of whale and several of its stars. I love film mixer offers a happy ending mountain democrat. Cette section est vide, insuffisamment detaillee ou incomplete. For the 1963 album goin away, lightnin hopkins was backed by a spare rhythm section bassist leonard gaskin and drummer herb lovelle who managed to follow his ramshackle, instinctual sense of rhythm quite dexterously, giving hopkins skeletal guitar playing some muscle. Brisa roche, ndidi onukwulu, rosemary standley moriarty jump to. Lightnin and mary jones are coowners 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. He talks to the two who obviously are in love but they get in a tiff and the young man says ok, i am leaving and lightnin whispers to wife to call him back and then he has a sit down heart to heart and the couple leave.
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