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  • The Sting of the Lash (1921)
  • 60 min | Drama
The Sting of the Lash (1921)
60 min | Drama

When her father is killed in an automobile accident on a western ranch, Dorothy Keith falls in love with young miner Joel Gant and marries him. Gant's claim is seized by her cousin, Ben, on behalf of a development company, and the couple ...See moreWhen her father is killed in an automobile accident on a western ranch, Dorothy Keith falls in love with young miner Joel Gant and marries him. Gant's claim is seized by her cousin, Ben, on behalf of a development company, and the couple go through years of poverty and hardship. Gant resorts to bootlegging and drinking, while Dorothy does washing to support herself and Gant's niece, Crissy. Rhodes, a lawyer for the mining company who is interested in Dorothy, offers Gant a job, which he refuses; when Gant threatens to strike Crissy with a whip, Dorothy has him secured and lashes him severely. Gant is arrested for bootlegging, and Dorothy gets a position with the mining company through Rhodes and refuses to live with her husband after his release. Later, however, he reforms, and they are reunited. Written by Pamela Short See less
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Director
Writers
Harvey Gates (story) | H. Tipton Steck (scenario)
Cinematographer
Devereaux Jennings (as Dev Jennings)
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Updated Sep 11, 1921

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Sep 11, 1921 (United States)

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