The Lash (1934 film)

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The Lash
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Opening title
Directed by Henry Edwards
Written by Cyril Campion (play)
Sewell Collins
Owen Davis
Vera Allinson
H. Fowler Mear
Brock Williams
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring Lyn Harding
John Mills
Joan Maude
Leslie Perrins
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
William Luff
Music by W.L. Trytel
Production
company
Distributed by Radio Pictures
Release date
  • 1934 (1934)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Lash is a 1934 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Lyn Harding, John Mills and Leslie Perrins. [1] It was based on a play of the same name by Cyril Campion. [2] A brutish millionaire horsewhips his dissolute son. [3] The film was made as a quota quickie by Twickenham Studios, one of the largest producers of Quota films. [4]

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 via Google Books.
  3. "The Lash (1934) - Henry Edwards | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" via www.allmovie.com.
  4. Mitchell, Robert (15 May 2013). "Twickenham Studios: Home to the Beatles, Silent Stars, Hollywood Elite".