''Mark of the Lash'' is a 1948 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film starring

Lash LaRue Alfred "Lash" LaRue (June 15, 1917 – May 21, 1996) was a popular western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Early life and education Born Alfred LaRue in Gretna, Louisiana in 1917, he was reared in various towns th ...

and Al "Fuzzy" St. John and directed by Ray Taylor. Produced and co-written by

Ron Ormond Ron Ormond (born Vittorio Di Naro, August 29, 1910 – May 11, 1981) was an American author, showman, screenwriter, film producer, and film director of Western, musical, and exploitation films. Following his survival of a 1968 plane crash, Ormo ...

, the film was shot at the Jack Ingram Movie Ranch.http://www.movielocationsplus.com/INGRAM.HTM

Plot

Town boss Lance Taggart controls both the law and the water supply of the area using the former to keep the latter. After Taggart's men kill peace officers sent to investigate him, Marshal Lash Larue and Fuzzy bring Taggart and his gang to justice.

Cast

as U.S. Marshal Lash LaRue *

Al St. John Al St. John (also credited as Al Saint John and "Fuzzy" St. John; September 10, 1892 – January 21, 1963) was an early American motion-picture comedian. He was a nephew of silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, with whom he often performed on ...

as Fuzzy Jones (as Fuzzy St. John) *Suzi Crandall as Mary Phillips *Jimmy Martin as Danny Phillips *

Marshall Reed Marshall Jewel Reed (May 28, 1917 – April 15, 1980) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1943 and 1978. He was born in Englewood, Colorado. Early years Reed's parents were Walter George Reed and Ruth Dustin. By a ...

as Lance Taggart *John Cason as Colt Jackson *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Lem Kimmerly *Steve Dunhill as Jeff *

Lee Roberts Lee Roberts (June 17, 1913 – April 24, 1989) was a film actor during the Hollywood Golden Age. Sometimes he is credited as Robert Allen or Lee J. Roberts. Career Little is known about this man who appeared in over 100 films between 1943 a ...

as Ace Talbot *Cliff Taylor as Spade

References

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* * 1948 films American Western (genre) films 1948 Western (genre) films Lippert Pictures films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ray Taylor 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-western-film-stub