The Whip (1928 film)

The Whip
Lobby card
Directed byCharles Brabin
Written byBernard McConville
J. L. Campbell
Dwinelle Benthall (titles)
Rufus McCosh (titles)
Based onThe Whip
by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton
Produced byRichard Rowland
StarringDorothy Mackaill
Anna Q. Nilsson
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Edited byGeorge McGuire
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • September 16, 1928 (1928-09-16)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)

The Whip is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Dorothy Mackaill. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. It was based on a 1912 play The Whip by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton and distributed by First National.[1] This sound film was released with a synchronized Vitaphone soundtrack of music and sound effects.[2] It is set in the horse racing world of England.

Cast

Music

The film featured a theme song that was entitled "Just Because It's You" which was written by W. Franke Harling and Lou Klein.

Preservation status

The Whip survives in archives at Cineteca Italiana, Milan, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Whip on Broadway November 1912 to April 1913; at the Manhattan Opera House
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Whip
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Whip
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