The Shadow of Lightning Ridge

The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wilfred Lucas
Produced by	E.J. Carroll Snowy Baker
Written by	Bess Meredyth
Starring	Snowy Baker Agnes Vernon
Cinematography	Robert Doerrer
Production company	Carroll-Baker Australian Productions
Distributed by	Aywon Pictures (US)
Release date	3 April 1920 (Australia) 13 September 1921 (US)
Running time	7 reels
Country	Australia
Language	Silent film English intertitles

The Shadow of Lightning Ridge is a 1920 Australian silent film starring renowned Australian sportsman Snowy Baker. It is now considered a lost film.

An Australian (Snowy Baker) sent to England for university education discovers that his mother has been victimised by a powerful squatter, Sir Edward Marriott (Wilfred Lucas). He returns to Australia and becomes a bushranger known as 'The Shadow', who only attacks Sir Edward's property. One day he rescues Sir Edward's fiancee, Dorothy (Agnes Vernon), from real bushrangers and falls in love with her. Later on he discovers he is the real heir to Sir Edward's property.

The script was clearly inspired by Zorro, which Bess Meredyth later adapted in The Mark of Zorro (1940). After reading the script and seeing the stunts he was required to perform, Baker reportedly went out and insured himself for £5,000.

Shooting took place in early 1920 in the bush near Sydney and a studio built by E.J. Carroll at Palmerston near Waverly. A highlight of the film was Snowy Baker on horseback jumping 40 metres off a cliff.

The film was a success at the Australian box office and was released in the US.