5.5The Tornado · 1917
The Tornado (1917) is a Western film directed by John Ford, starring John Ford, Jean Hathaway, Peter Gerald.
Western
5.5Overview
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.
Cast
John Ford, Jean Hathaway, Peter Gerald, Elsie Thornton, Duke Worne, John Duffy
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What is "The Tornado" about?
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.
When was "The Tornado" released?
The Tornado was released in 1917.
Who stars in "The Tornado"?
The cast includes John Ford, Jean Hathaway, Peter Gerald, Elsie Thornton.
