Lightning Love

Lightning Love

1923 · 20 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy

The storm, which takes up most of the second reel, is a trial run for the storm sequence in The Wizard Of Oz which Semon would make in 1925. Fox released a comedy that was an exact copy of Lightning Love just before the Semon film was due to come out. Albert E. Smith noticed the similarities and on September 5, 1923 attempted to have the Fox film pulled from the exhibitors.

Directed by James D. Davis · Written by Larry Semon

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Larry Semon Larry, a Suitor
Oliver Hardy Oliver, the Other Suitor
Kathleen Myers Rhea
Spencer Bell Butler
Al Thompson Father
William Hauber
Pete Gordon

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