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

File:Captain Lash (SAYRE 14635).jpg

Music

The musical score featured in the film was composed by Hugo Riesenfeld. S. L. Rothafel directed the recording session.

See also

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