The Johnstown Flood (1926)

Director:

Irving Cummings

Writers:

Edfrid A. Bingham (screenplay), Edfrid A. Bingham (story),

Stars:

George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, Janet Gaynor

Cast

Complete credited cast:
George O'Brien	...	Tom O'Day
Florence Gilbert	...	Gloria Hamilton
Janet Gaynor	...	Anna Burger
Anders Randolf	...	John Hamilton, Lumber Camp Boss
Paul Nicholson	...	Joe Hamilton
Paul Panzer	...	Joe Burger, Ann's Father
George Harris	...	Young Sidney Mandel
Max Davidson	...	David Mandel
Walter Perry	...	Pat O'Day
Sid Jordan	...	Mullins

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

melodrama | epic

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Inundação

Filming Locations:

Groveland, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carole Lombard (uncredited) plays one of Gloria's four friends, who are all in at least three key scenes: one in which they are eavesdropping while Tom proposes marriage, another while Gloria is getting dressed for her wedding and finally as bridesmaids at the wedding. Lombard is standing directly between and behind Tom and Gloria. Clark Gable (also uncredited) can be recognized as one of a group of men standing in front of a bar in a briefly glimpsed medium shot. It would be interesting to know if they became acquainted during the making of this film. Gary Cooper also appears in a small part - actually two small parts, as both a flood victim and a survivor.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Hist-o-Rama: Janet Gaynor (1962)

User Reviews

The 25 Year Old Clark Gable

This is the last of Gable silent films. He split up with his wife and mentor, Josephine Dillon, because the extra work had dried up. It appeared as though Hollywood had no room for him. He went back to the theatre for five years and returned to Los Angeles to try out for his next film in 1931.