The Tornado (1917)Stream and Watch Online

Want to behold the glory that is 'The Tornado' in the comfort of your own home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Ford-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Tornado' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Tornado' right now, here are some specifics about the Bison Motion Pictures western flick.

Released March 3rd, 1917, 'The Tornado' stars John Ford, Jean Hathaway, Peter Gerald, Elsie Thornton The movie has a runtime of about 30 min, and received a user score of 55 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 2 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .