When Lightning Strikes

When Lightning Strikes

When Lightning Strikes

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When Lightning Strikes

1934

0h 55m

7.5(2 votes)

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Lightning the German Shepherd dog stars in this wilderness melodrama.

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9 members

Acting

Lightning the German Shepherd

Lightning

Lightning the German Shepherd

Acting

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Matt Caldwell

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Acting

Alice Dahl

Helen Stevens

Alice Dahl

Acting

J.P. McGowan

Lafe Broderick

J.P. McGowan

Acting

Tom London

Wolf

Tom London

Acting

Blackie Whiteford

Hunky

Blackie Whiteford

Acting

William Desmond

Marshal Jack Stevens

William Desmond

Acting

Marin Sais

Mrs. Stevens

Marin Sais

Acting

Murdock MacQuarrie

Jim Caldwell

Murdock MacQuarrie

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