The Tornado

The Tornado

1917
30m
5.5

5.5/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Bison Motion Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Quick Facts

Release Date March 3, 1917
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0008690

Cast

John Ford
John Ford

Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)

Jean Hathaway
Jean Hathaway

Jack's mother

Peter Gerald
Peter Gerald

Pendleton - banker from Rock River (as Pete Gerald)

Elsie Thornton
Elsie Thornton

Bess - Jack's daughter

Duke Worne
Duke Worne

Lesparre - the lead of Cayote gang

John Duffy
John Duffy

Slick - Jack's partner

Key Crew

John Ford
Director
John Ford
Writer

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