After Smoke wins the Blake ranch in a poker game, Blake commits suicide and Smoke deeds the ranch to Blake's young daughter. But the Sheriff is after the ranch and has Smoke arrested for the murder of Blake and then brings in an impostor to pose as the girl's relative.
Is it worth your time? If you like your westerns short, punchy, and full of guys in big hats looking suspicious, you’ll probably have a good time with Smoke Lightning. It’s definitely not high art, and if you’re the type who needs a deep, layered script to stay awake, maybe skip this one. But for a rainy afternoon? It ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you like your westerns short, punchy, and full of guys in big hats looking suspicious, you’ll probably have a good time with Smoke Lightning. It’s definitely not high art, and if you’re the type who needs a deep, layered script to stay awake, maybe skip this one. But for a rainy afternoon? It works just fine. George O'Brien is the guy who wins the ranch, and he plays it with that classic, stoic grit. You know the type—he doesn't say much, but he makes sure the bad guys..."
George O'Brien
Sidney Mitchell, Gordon Rigby, Harry Ruskin, Zane Grey
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