Johnny Lingo

Johnny Lingo
Title Card
Directed byWetzel Whitaker
Written byOrma W. Wallengren
Based on"Johnny Lingo and the Eight-Cow Wife"
by Patricia McGerr[1]
Produced byWetzel Whitaker
StarringMaKee K. Blaisdell
Naomi Kahoilua
Francis L. Urry
CinematographyRobert Stum
Edited byFrank S. Wise
Production
company
Distributed byThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
24 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Johnny Lingo is a 1969 short film directed by Wetzel O. Whitaker. The film and later remake are based on a short story by Patricia McGerr, originally published in a 1965 issue of Woman's Day. The 24-minute film was produced by Brigham Young University, but does not specifically mention The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) outside of the credits.

  1. ^ Heffley, Lynne. "Polynesian fairy tale", Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2004. Retrieved on 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ Means, Sean P. "LDS classic "Johnny Lingo" now on YouTube", The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2011. Retrieved on 14 March 2020.
  3. ^ Motion Pictures and Filmstrips. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third Series. Vol. 23, Parts 12–13, Number 1. Washington, DC: The Library of Congress. January–June 1969. p. 17.