Captain Lash
{{short description|1929 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Captain Lash
| image = Captain Lash.jpg
| caption =
| director = John G. Blystone
| producer = William Fox
| writer = Andrew Bennison
Malcolm Stuart Boylan
John Stone
Daniel G. Tomlinson
| starring = Victor McLaglen
Claire Windsor
Jane Winton
| music =
| cinematography = Conrad Wells
| editing = James Kevin McGuinness
| studio = Fox Film Corporation
| distributor = Fox Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1929|1|6}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Sound (Synchronized)
English intertitles
}}
Captain Lash is a 1929 American Synchronized sound adventure drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Victor McLaglen, Claire Windsor and Jane Winton. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3207 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Captain Lash][http://www.allmovie.com/movie/captain-lash-v86630 Captain Lash; allmovie/synopsis] A copy of the film exists at UCLA.{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/search?searchArg=Captain+Lash&searchCode=FTIT*&setLimit=1&recCount=50&searchType=1&page.search.search.button=Search|title=UCLA Library/ Captain Lash|last=|first=|date=|website=UCLA Library Catalogue|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} The film was released with a music score and sound effects track.
Plot
Lash is the head coal stoker on a steam ship whose shipmates have nicknamed "Captain". Lash somehow grabs the attention of society dame passenger Cora Nevins. Nevins is actually a jewel thief who's lifted diamonds from wealthy passenger Arthur Condrax. She needs Lash to aid in sneaking the "ice" ashore at Singapore. Cocky is Lash's concertina-playing buddy and uses it to signal Lash.
Cast
- Victor McLaglen as Captain Lash
- Claire Windsor as Cora Nevins
- Jane Winton as Babe
- Clyde Cook as Cocky
- Arthur Stone as Gentleman Eddie
- Albert Conti as Alex Condrax
- Jean Laverty as Queen
- Frank Hagney as Bull Hawks
- Boris Charsky as Condax's servant
- Marcelle Corday as Mrs. Koenig
Music
The musical score featured in the film was composed by Hugo Riesenfeld. S. L. Rothafel directed the recording session.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|19748}}
- [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C07E1D7143EE33ABC4C53DFB4668382639EDE Movie review from New York Times February 4, 1929]
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Category:American silent feature films
Category:1920s adventure drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by John G. Blystone
Category:Silent American adventure drama films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:English-language adventure drama films
Category:Synchronized sound films
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