The Johnstown Flood (1926 film)

The Johnstown Flood is a 1926 American silent epic drama film directed by Irving Cummings, that addresses the Great Flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The film stars George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, and Janet Gaynor.[1]

The Johnstown Flood
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Directed byIrving Cummings
Written byEdfrid A. Bingham
Robert Lord
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringGeorge O'Brien
Florence Gilbert
Janet Gaynor
CinematographyGeorge Schneiderman
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • February 28, 1926 (1926-02-28)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
The Johnstown Flood ad in The Film Daily, 1926

Plot

Tom O'Day becomes engaged to Gloria Hamilton even though Anna has love for Tom, unbeknownst to him. Gloria's father, John Hamilton, owns a lumber camp outside of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and has control of the dam upriver. To satisfy obligatory contracts he has to make sure he clears as many trees as possible. To do this, John has made sure the water level behind the dam is at maximum capacity but Tom knows there is a fault in the dam. Tom has to do everything he can to convince John to open the flood gates before disaster strikes Johnstown in the valley below.

Cast

Preservation

The Johnstown Flood is a surviving film with a print held in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection.[2]

References
  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Johnstown Flood at silentera.com
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