Lightning Lariats

Lightning Lariats is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Dorothy Dunbar and Frankie Darro.^[1]

Lightning Lariats
Directed by	Robert De Lacey
Written by	George Worthing Yates (story) F.A.E. Pine
Produced by	Joseph P. Kennedy Robert N. Bradbury
Starring	Tom Tyler Dorothy Dunbar Frankie Darro
Cinematography	Nicholas Musuraca
Production company	Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	January 30, 1927 (1927-01-30)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

Following a revolution in his Balkan country, King Alexis escapes to the American West in the company of his American governess where he receives the help of a cowboy to thwart an attempt to kidnap him.

Cast

• Tom Tyler as Tom Potter
• Dorothy Dunbar as Janet Holbrooke
• Frankie Darro as Alexis, King of Roxenburg
• Ruby Blaine as Cynthia Storne
• Fred Holmes as Henry Storne
• Ervin Renard as First Officer
• Karl Silvera as Second Officer
• Leroy Scott as Gus
• Gertrude Astor as Girl