The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood (1926)

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.

Date of release
1926-02-28
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 7m
Genres
Drama
Director
Irving Cummings

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

The flood sequences were actually filmed in and around Santa Cruz, California. Special effects supervisors Jack Smith and Roy Davidson built miniature sets that could realistically collapse under moving water. A local lumber company and local buildings were used as sets.

Film historian Robert A. Harris considers the film remarkable for its time, because of the vivid way it recreated the flood, saying: "The importance of The Johnstown Flood to film history is difficult to overstate. The special effects of the film combine miniatures and sets to depict the actual historic event of flood and its aftermath, pioneering complex techniques. It was the Star Wars of its day."

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