The Lash (1930 film)

The Lash
Directed byFrank Lloyd
Written byBradley King, Lanier Bartlett, Virginia Stivers Bartlett
Produced byFrank Lloyd
StarringRichard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, James Rennie, Marian Nixon
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byHarold Young
Music byXavier Cugat, David Mendoza, Leon Rosebrook
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 14, 1930 (1930-12-14)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$647,000
Box office$716,000

The Lash is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. It had an alternate title of Adios. The film was directed by Frank Lloyd and stars Richard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, James Rennie and Marian Nixon. The film was issued in two formats: Warner Bros. 65mm Vitascope wide screen and regular 35mm. The Vitaphone sound system was used for recording. Exteriors were filmed at the current Westlake Village, California and Russell Ranch of Thousand Oaks, California areas near Los Angeles. It was adapted for the screen by Bradley King from a story Adios by Fred Bartlett and Virginia Stivers Bartlett.