''Captain Lash'' is a 1929 American Synchronized
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drama film
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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. A copy of the film exists at UCLA.
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
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Victor McLaglen as Captain Lash
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Claire Windsor as Cora Nevins
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Jane Winton as Babe
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Clyde Cook as Cocky
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Arthur Stone as Gentleman Eddie
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Albert Conti
Albert Maroica Blasius Franz Maria, ''Ritter'' Conti von Cedassamare (29 January 1887 – 18 January 1967), commonly known as Albert Conti, was an Austrian Americans, Austrian-American actor. He was a member of the noble Kaboga family.
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as Alex Condrax
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Jean Laverty as Queen
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Frank Hagney as Bull Hawks
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Boris Charsky as Condax's servant
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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
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List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
References
External links
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Movie review from New York Times February 4, 1929
1929 films
American silent feature films
Fox Film films
1920s adventure drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by John G. Blystone
1929 drama films
1920s American films
Silent American adventure drama films
1920s English-language films
English-language adventure drama films
Synchronized sound films
1929 adventure films
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