The Black Lash
The Black Lash is a 1952 American western film produced and directed by Ron Ormond and starring Lash LaRue and Al "Fuzzy" St. John. It was the eleventh of LaRue's films for Ormond's Western Adventures Productions Inc.[1] The film was the fifth to be released by Howco, Ron Ormond's new film company composed of Ormond and drive-in movie owners Joy N. Houck and J. Francis White, and Ormond's second film as director. The screenplay is credited to Ormond's wife June Carr and his infant (born 1950) son Timothy. The film is composed mostly of footage from previous Ormond LaRue Westerns with the majority of scenes taken from Frontier Revenge (1948) with Ray Bennett repeating his role as the released Duce Rago, making the film a sequel to that film.[2]
The Black Lash | |
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Directed by | Ron Ormond |
Produced by | Ron Ormond |
Written by | June Carr Timothy Ormond Kathy McKeel |
Music by | Walter Greene |
Production company | Western Adventures Productions Inc. |
Distributed by | Realart Pictures Howco |
Release date | 2 January 1952 |
Running time | 54 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Premise
Fuzzy finds himself separated from Lash who is posing as one of the Dalton Gang with undercover range detective Lem Woodruff. Fuzzy teams up with the pair to find themselves facing Duce Rago who has only served 6 months of a life sentence. In addition to taking on Duce's gang they set their sights on the justice system that let Duce loose.
Cast
- Lash La Rue ... Marshal Lash LaRue
- Al St. John ... Fuzzy Q. Jones
- Ray Bennett ... Deuce Rago
- Peggy Stewart ... Joan Delysa
- Kermit Maynard ... Lem Woodruff
- Byron Keith ... Bill Leonard
- John L. Cason... Cord
- Clarke Stevens ... Johnson
- Roy Butler ... Mayor Redfield
- Larry Barton ... The Judge
- Cliff Taylor ... Bartender
- Bud Osborne ... Telegrepher
References
- p. 190 Drew, Bernard A. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide Routledge, 4 Dec 2013
- p. 32 Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2nd edition McFarland, 13 Dec 2012