Lash of the Whip

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Lash of the Whip
Directed by Francis Ford
Written byFrancis Ford
Produced by Ben F. Wilson
Starring Ashton Dearholt
Harry Dunkinson
Florence Gilbert
Production
company
Ben Wilson Productions
Distributed by Arrow Film Corporation
Release date
  • May 1, 1924 (1924-05-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Lash of the Whip is an American silent Western film released in 1924. [1] [2] It was written and directed by Francis Ford. [3] [4] The film is set in a remote town and features a ferry captain trying to keep a railroad executive and the woman accompanying him from surveying a route. A whip wielding hero repeatedly comes to their aid. The film is viewable at the Library of Congress website.

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It was the first in a series of four films by the Arrow Film Corporation. [5]

The film features rocky cliffs, desert scenery, a scenic town, and 1920s era autos as well as fisticuffs and horseback riding.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Entire cast gets welts in The Lash of the Whip". Daily News. September 25, 1924. p. 25. Retrieved February 21, 2021. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Sherrys Showing Latest Picture Type Lash of the Whip". La Grande Observer. April 24, 1925. p. 7. Retrieved February 21, 2021. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 419. ISBN   0-520-20969-9.
  4. Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Press. p. 247. ISBN   0-313-27858-X.
  5. ""Lash of the Whip"". Messenger-Inquirer. July 29, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2021. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. "Lash of the Whip (1924) - Francis Ford | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" . Retrieved February 21, 2021.