The Lash (1934 film)
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The Lash is a 1934 British
drama film
directed by Henry Edwards
and starring Lyn Harding
, John Mills
and Leslie Perrins
. It was based on a play by Cyril Campion. A brutish millionaire horsewhip
s his son.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards may refer to:*Henry W. Edwards , U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Governor of Connecticut*Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet , British Conservative MP for Halifax, 1847–1852, and Beverley, 1857–1870...
and starring Lyn Harding
Lyn Harding
Lyn Harding was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio...
, John Mills
John Mills
Sir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:...
and Leslie Perrins
Leslie Perrins
Leslie Perrins was an English actor who often played villains. In his long career, he appeared in well over 60 films...
. It was based on a play by Cyril Campion. A brutish millionaire horsewhip
Horsewhip
A horsewhip or horse whip is* a crop* a whip* a quirt* a tool used as an artificial riding aid* in zoology, the English name for a snake species Oxybelis aeneus...
s his son.
Cast
- Lyn HardingLyn HardingLyn Harding was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio...
- Bronson Haughton - John MillsJohn MillsSir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:...
- Arthur Haughton - Joan MaudeJoan MaudeJoan Maude was an English actress, active from the 1920s to the 1950s...
- Dora Bush - Leslie PerrinsLeslie PerrinsLeslie Perrins was an English actor who often played villains. In his long career, he appeared in well over 60 films...
- Alec Larkin - Mary JerroldMary JerroldMary Jerrold was a British actress. She was married to actor Hubert Harben and mother of celebrity chef Philip Harben.-Selected filmography:* The Great Defender * Jack of All Trades * Return to Yesterday...
- Margaret Haughton - Aubrey MatherAubrey MatherAubrey Mather was an English character actor.Mather began his career on the stage in 1905. He debuted in London in Brewster's Millions in 1909 and on Broadway ten years later in Luck of the Navy. He eventually branched out to films, starting with Young Woodley in 1930...
- Col. Bush - D. J. WilliamsD. J. Williams (actor)D. J. Williams was a British actor. He also directed one film, The Shuttle of Life, which starred Evelyn Brent.-Selected filmography:* Look Up and Laugh * Scrooge * Captain Bill * Silver Blaze...
- Mr. Charles - Roy EmertonRoy EmertonRoy Emerton was a British film actor.He was a sailor, cowboy, stoker, stevedore, railroader, miner, etc and served in World War I. He played in a great number of popular London stage shows, including Shakespeare as well as film work....
- Steve - Victor StanleyVictor Stanley-Selected filmography:* The World, the Flesh, the Devil * Three Men in a Boat * The Umbrella * The Medicine Man * The Iron Stair * The Ghost Camera * Timbuctoo...
- Jake