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The Johnstown Flood is a 1926 American silent epic film directed by Irving Cummings, that addresses the Great Flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The film stars George O'Brien , Florence Gilbert , and Janet Gaynor .
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The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great...
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The Johnstown Flood is a 1989 American short documentary...
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The Johnstown Flood: Directed by Irving Cummings. With George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, Janet Gaynor, Anders Randolf. Follows Tom O'Day, who is loved by two women: Anna Burger and Gloria Hamilton.
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The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Johnstown Flood is a 1989 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim about the Johnstown Flood. David McCullough, author of the 1968 book, The Johnstown Flood, hosted the film. An expanded version of the film aired on the television series American Experience in 1991.
Apr 21, 2023 · The 1926 film “The Johnstown Flood” is a major achievement of the silent film era – and now, a newly-restored version of the film will have its premiere in Johnstown as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Johnstown Flood Museum.
The plot of The Johnstown Flood includes violent (and fabricated) conflict between Capital and Labor, a subject rare in mainstream cinema since the arrival of the Hays Office. Anders Randolf plays Hamilton, the boss of the lumber corporation, who has done a crooked deal involving a million feet of lumber, which is convincingly photographed by ...
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Engineer Tom O'Day warns John Hamilton, a logging-camp owner, that the dam above the town of Johnstown is being weakened by the impounding of water for floating logs. Hamilton refuses, however, to heed the warning.
