| The Whip | |
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| Directed by | Charles Brabin |
| Written by | Bernard McConville J. L. Campbell Dwinelle Benthall (titles) Rufus McCosh (titles) |
| Based on | The Whip byCecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton |
| Produced by | Richard Rowland |
| Starring | Dorothy Mackaill Anna Q. Nilsson |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Edited by | George McGuire |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Sound (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 WhipbyCecil 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.
The film featured a theme song that was entitled "Just Because It's You" which was written by W. Franke Harling and Lou Klein.
The Whip survives in archives at Cineteca Italiana, Milan, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]
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