The Tornado

Jan 4, 1925

1h 10m

★ 0.0

SEE the Great Log Jam! The Tremendous Flood! The devastating Tornado! The Greatest Love Story of the Year!

Overview

a tornado, flood, and log jam of astounding realism..a love theme as overwhelming as the tornado itself, acclaimed by critics as the most thrilling screen drama ever presented.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Tornado

House Peters

Ruth Travers

Ruth Clifford

Ross Travers

Richard Tucker

Pewee

Snitz Edwards

Gorilla

Dick Sutherland

Hurricane

Jack Morgan

Emily

Kate Price

Molly Jones

Charlotte Stevens

Pa Jones

Fred Gamble

Ma Jones

Carolyn Irwin

Drunk

Jim Welch

Street Kid (uncredited)

Elmo Billings

As a new day begins in the small American town of Minninnewah, the residents start their day as ordinary as the next. Mother Nature, however, has other plans for them. Inhabitants have just 13 minutes to seek shelter before the largest tornado on record ravages the town, leaving them struggling to protect their loved ones and fighting for their lives. Left to deal with the aftermath, four families must overcome their differences and find strength in each other in order to survive.

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