Lasca of the Rio Grande
Lasca of the Rio Grande | |
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Directed by | Edward Laemmle |
Written by | Randall Faye, Tom Reed |
Based on | Lasca by Frank Desprez |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle, Samuel Bischoff |
Starring | Leo Carrillo, Dorothy Burgess |
Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Lasca of the Rio Grande is a 1931 film based on the poem "Lasca" by Frank Desprez. Dorothy Burgess stars in the title role of Rio Grande dance hall girl Lasca who becomes involved in a love triangle between herself, her true love Miles Kincaid (Johnny Mack Brown), and wealthy Mexican ranchero Jose Santa Cruz (Leo Carrillo) who wants her for his bride. Cruz kidnaps both Lasca and Kincaid and holds them hostage on his ranch on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. When Lasca and Kincaid escape, they are caught in a cattle stampede during which Lasca is killed.[1]
Cast[]
- Leo Carrillo – Jose Santa Cruz
- Dorothy Burgess – Lasca
- Johnny Mack Brown – Miles Kincaid
- Frank Campeau – Jehosophat Smith
- Slim Summerville – "Crabapple" Thompson
References[]
- ^ "Lasca of the Rio Grande". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1931 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- 1931 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) films
- 1931 drama films
- Universal Pictures films
- Films directed by Edward Laemmle
- 1930s Western (genre) film stubs