''The Lash'' is a 1916 American

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directed by James Young and written by George DuBois Proctor and James Young. The film stars

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, Elliott Dexter, James Neill, Thomas Delmar,

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and Veda McEvers. The film was released October 1, 1916, by

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Plot

Cast

as Sidonie Du Val * Elliott Dexter as Warren Harding * James Neill as John Du Val *Thomas Delmar as Pierre Broule *

as Henriette Catenat *Veda McEvers as Violet Wayne * Raymond Hatton as Mr. Crawdon *Josephine Rice as Mrs. Warren Harding

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* 1916 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by James Young American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub