The Tornado (1917)

Movie
Audience Score
55
The Tornado
NR 30 minMar 3rd, 1917Western
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.
StarringJohn FordJean HathawayPeter Gerald
DirectorJohn Ford
WriterJohn Ford

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 3rd, 1917
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Bison Motion Pictures