The Johnstown Flood
The Thrilling Romance of a Boy and Girl who survived the Terrifying Experience of THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
A dramatic recreation of the Johnstown Flood of 1889.
- 6.8
- 1926
- Released
- 1h 7m
George O'Brien
Tom O'Day
Florence Gilbert
Gloria Hamilton
Janet Gaynor
Anna Burger
Anders Randolf
John Hamilton
Max Davidson
David Mandel
Paul Nicholson
Ward Peyton
Paul Panzer
Joe Burger, Anna's Father
George Harris
Young Sidney Mandel
Walter Perry
Pat O'Day
Sid Jordan
Mullins
Gary Cooper
Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Kay Deslys
Dance Hall Queen (uncredited)
Clark Gable
Townsman Standing at Bar in Saloon (uncredited)
Carole Lombard
Gloria's Bridesmaid (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Camp Cook (uncredited)Dick Rush
Conspirator (uncredited)
Fred Warren
Piano Player (uncredited)Jim Welch
Dinty McGinty (uncredited)Released
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- #pennsylvania, usa
- #disaster
- #special effects
- #rainstorm
- #flood
- #tree cutting
- #catastrophe
- #double exposure effects
- #miniature effects
- #water management
- #civil engineering
- #magnate
- #lumber camp
- #power of the people
- #town folk
- #environmental catastrophe
- #rain special effect
- #dam collapse
- #lumber mill
- #risk of rain
Reviews
"The Johnstown Flood" was one of the biggest hits of the Silent Era. But for years it was considered near lost. There was one copy left and it was in bad condition. Well...the beauty of film restoration is apparent here. In 2023 the restoration of the film was complete and it is beautiful. Based on a true story from 1999 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. George O'Brien plays Tom, a logger who bec