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    The Tornado

    30'

    1917-03-03

    5.5

    Western

    Overview:

    The Tornado mostly followed pulp Western formula -- bad guys hold up a town, take a girl hostage, and the hero rides to the rescue. But there were a couple of twists that made it seem more personal than the usual cowboy fare. Ford's Jack Dayton ... is known as "the No-Gun Man" because he faces the villains unarmed, anticipating the character played by James Stewart in George Marshall's 1939 Western comedy classic Destry Rides Again. Dayton is an immigrant who uses the reward money to bring over his mother (Jean Hathaway) from Ireland, a prototypically Fordian situation if there ever was one.

    DirectingJohn FordWritingFrancis Ford

    Cast

    2

    Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)

    John Ford

    1

    Jack's mother

    Jean Hathaway

    1

    Pendleton - banker from Rock River (as Pete Gerald)

    Peter Gerald

    1

    Bess - Jack's daughter

    Elsie Thornton

    1

    Lesparre - the lead of Cayote gang

    Duke Worne

    1

    Slick - Jack's partner

    John Duffy

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. List of companies:
        1. Bison Motion Pictures
      2. Vote Count: 2
      3. Popularity: 0.3382
      4. Status: Released
      5. Original title:The Tornado

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