Law of the Lash (1947)
Law of the Lash is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor. The screenplay concerns a U.S. marshal who attempts to clean up a town that has been taken over by crooks. It was the first lead role of Lash LaRue who had previously appeared in three of PRC’s Eddie Dean Cinecolor Westerns, and the first pairing of Lash with sidekick Al “Fuzzy” St. John.
Director – Ray Taylor
Writer – William L. Nolte (original screenplay)
Cast –
Lash LaRue as “Cheyenne” Davis
Al St. John as Fuzzy
Lee Roberts as Henchman “Lefty”
Mary Scott as Jane Hilton
Jack O’Shea as Gang Leader Decker, aka Dude Bracken
Charles King as Sheriff Rand
Carl Mathews as Henchman “Blackie”
Matty Roubert as Henchman “Peewee”
John Elliott as Dad Hilton
Slim Whitaker as Henchman Bart
Ted French as Henchman “Smitty”
Richard Cramer as Jake, the Bartender