Chain Lightning (1927 film)

Chain Lightning is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Lambert Hillyer based upon the novel Brass Commandments by Malcolm Stuart Boylan.[1] The film stars Buck Jones, Diane Ellis, Ted McNamara, Jack Baston, William Welsh, and Martin Faust. The film was released on August 14, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation.[2][3][4] The novel that the film is based upon was previously filmed as Brass Commandments (1923).[1]

Chain Lightning
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLambert Hillyer
Screenplay byLambert Hillyer
Based onBrass Commandments
1923 novel
by Charles Alden Seltzer
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringBuck Jones
Diane Ellis
Ted McNamara
Jack Baston
William Welsh
Martin Faust
CinematographyReginald Lyons
Edited byLouis R. Loeffler
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 14, 1927 (1927-08-14)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot summary

Cast

References
  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Chain Lightning at silentera.com
  2. "Chain Lightning (1927) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. Hans J. Wollstein (2016). "Chain-Lightning - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. "Chain Lightning". Afi.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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