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Photo from the year 1925 - A glass advertising showcase located at what must be the Flinders Street Railway Station. The silent film Lightnin' is now showing at Hoyts Deluxe in Bourke Street, later to become The Esquire theatre in 1946.

Lightnin' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by John Ford. It was based on a successful play of the same name.

The original run of the play started in 1918 at the Gaiety Theatre (New York) and continued for 1,291 performances, breaking the record for longest running play at that time.The film was remade in 1930 by Henry King for Fox as an early talkie starring Will Rogers with support from Louise Dresser and Joel McCrea.

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