Man with the Steel Whip
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| Man with the Steel Whip | |
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| Directed by | Franklin Adreon |
| Produced by | Franklin Adreon |
| Written by | Ronald Davidson |
| Starring | Dick Simmons Barbara Bestar Dale Van Sickel Mauritz Hugo Lane Bradford |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1954 |
| Running time | 12 chapters (167 min) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Man with the Steel Whip (1954) is a Republic Movie serial. It uses considerable stock footage from previous Republic serials "Zorro's Black Whip", "The Painted Stallion" and "Daredevils of the West". As with any serial from the 50s, it is not considered to be one of the best examples of the format. It uses the standard plot of an illicit "land grab" coupled with a new spin on the Zorro story (as Republic wished to use old stock footage from their Zorro serials but had since lost the licence for that property).
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[edit] Plot
In a version of a standard western plot, the saloon owner Barnett wants the land under the local Indian Reservation for its gold deposits. In order to drive off the people living on the reservation, he forms a gang to attack the local ranchers and frame the Indians. Rancher Jerry Randall opposes him using the legendary masked identity of "El Latigo", friend to the Indians.
[edit] Cast
- Richard Simmons as Jerry Randall/El Latigo, a rancher and legendary masked hero
- Barbara Bestar as Nancy Cooper, a school teacher
- Dale Van Sickel as Crane, a henchman
- Mauritz Hugo as Barnett, saloon owner and villain attempting a traditional Western land grab
- Lane Bradford as Tosco
- Pat Hogan as the Indian Chief
- Roy Barcroft as the Sheriff
[edit] Stunts & Effects
Stunts by:
- Tom Steele as Jerry Randall/Henchman Tom/Henchman Gage (doubling *Dick Simmons)
- Babe De Freest as El Latigo (doubling Dick Simmons via stock footage)
- Guy Teague as Price
- Chuck Hayward as Barn Henchman
- Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Orco
- Walt La Rue as Townsman
- Eddie Parker (via stock footage)
- Bill Yrigoyen (via stock footage)
Joe Yrigoyen (via stock footage)
Special Effects by the Lydecker brothers
[edit] Chapter titles
- The Spirit Rider
- Savage Fury
- Mask of El Latigo
- The Murder Cave
- The Stone Guillotine
- Flame and Battle
- Double Ambush
- The Blazing Barrier
- The Silent Informer
- Window of Death
- The Fatal Masquerade
- Redskin Raiders
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| Preceded by Trader Tom of the China Seas (1953) |
Republic Serial Man with the Steel Whip (1954) |
Succeeded by Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955) |
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