From the Southern California estate sale of a silent film collector! Very hard to find original silent film movie theater herald for THE WHIP.
The Whip is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur that is based on the play of the same name by Henry Hamilton and Cecil Raleigh. The film stars Alma Hanlon, June Elvidge, and Irving Cummings. It also features Bobby Vernon, Wallace Beery, as well as Gloria Swanson in one of her early film roles. The film survives and has been released on DVD.
"The attempt to bribe the jockey, the false accusal of marriage, the adventuress. Red Blooded Folks, how long have you waited for just such a cyclonic sensation as this? The wonderful production of all time "The Whip" a gigantic swift moving thrill drama in eight parts. SEE the dashing Fox Hunt scenes, the blood tingling auto disaster, the race between auto and train, the terrible railroad wreck, the winning races at the track, and a cast headed by six big stars. On board an Atlantic liner, charming Mrs. D'Aquila, at the instigation of her sleek and cool companion, Baron Sartoris, spins her web to win the rich young artist, Hubert Brancaster. Later, when Mrs. D'Aquila and the Baron learn that their plans are to be frustrated, and that Brancaster is in love with Diana, the charming daughter of the millionaire, Judge Beverley, with whom they are on very friendly footing - no amount of plotting is spared to attract the rich Brancaster by Mrs. D'Aquila and the wealthy Diana by the Baron. How their villainess attempts to gain their ends are frustrated, as told in The Whip makes the most cyclonic sensation ever presented to the moving picture public."
The movie tells the story of the training of a racehorse, the Whip, of the amnesiac nobleman who loves the horse, and of the villains who attempt to keep it from racing. Like many American films of the time, The Whip was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required the flashing of three gambling scenes and cuts of the scene of a man disconnecting a brake and the intertitle "Our affair started on the boat. I was weak and yielded."
Cast
Alma Hanlon as Diana Beverley
June Elvidge as Mrs. D'Aquilia
Irving Cummings as Herbert Brancaster
Warren Cook as Judge Beverley
Paul McAllister as Baron Sartoris
Alfred Hemming as Joe Kelly
Dion Titheradge as Harry Anson
Jean Dumas as Myrtle Anson
When opened up completely it’s 6.2 x 7.5 inches. Used condition, wear & tear, marks, creases, etc. Please examine the images closely and ask any questions before purchasing. Shipped flat, solid and secure, inside of an archival quality extra thick 2 mil Crystal Clear resealable protective closure bag sleeve. Inventory# silentfilmcollection.
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