The Black Whip
| The Black Whip | |
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| Directed by | Charles Marquis Warren |
| Screenplay by | Orville Hampton |
| Story by | Orville Hampton |
| Produced by | Robert Kraushaar |
| Starring | Hugh Marlowe Coleen Gray |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
| Color process | Black and white |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Black Whip is a 1956 American Civil War Western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Hugh Marlowe and Coleen Gray.[1][2][3]
The film brief describes the film as "two brothers rescue four dance-hall girls, and encounter trouble from a villain wielding a wicked whip".
The film depicts the time as April 1867, when post-war derelicts, plunderers, and looters continue their crazed violence out west. The story and screenplay were written by Orville Hampton.
Sets from the "Gunsmoke" TV series were used.
Plot
[edit]John Murdock (Paul Richards) is a notorious outlaw who leads the vicious gang known as the Blacklegs. Armed with his signature black whip, he and his men invade a small town, looking to stir up trouble. In between harassing the girls at the saloon and attacking the locals, the Blacklegs are plotting a bigger scheme: kidnapping the governor of Kentucky (Patrick O'Moore) and holding him for ransom. The only man who stands in their way is former Confederate officer Lorn Crowford (Hugh Marlowe).
Cast
[edit]- Hugh Marlowe as Lorn Crawford
- Coleen Gray as Jeannie
- Adele Mara as Ruthie Dawson
- Angie Dickinson as Sally Morrow
- Richard Gilden as Dewey Crawford
- Paul Richards as John Murdock
- John Pickard as Sheriff Persons
- Dorothy Schuyler as Delilah Ware
- Charles H. Gray as Chick Hainline (as Charles Gray)
- Sheb Wooley as Bill Lassater
- Strother Martin as Thorny
- Harry Landers as Fiddler
- Patrick O'Moore as Governor
- William Hamel as Constable
- Duane Grey as Deputy Floyd (as Duane Thorsen)
- Rush Williams Jailer Garner
- Howard Culver as Dr. Gillette
- Sid Cutis as Bartender
References
[edit]- ^ Scott, J. L. (December 20, 1956). "'Girl can't help it' has varied attractions". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166957726.
- ^ "Easterner in play opening". Los Angeles Times. December 27, 1956. ProQuest 167089936.
- ^ "THE BLACK WHIP (regal-20th century-fox)". Picture show. No. 68. April 6, 1957. p. 10. ProQuest 1879656280.
External links
[edit]- The Black Whip at IMDb
- The Black Whip at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Black Whip at the TCM Movie Database
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