· 1924 · 1h 0m

The Whipping Boss

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Director

Cast

Wade Boteler as The Whipping Boys Eddie Phillips as Jim J.P. McGowan as Livingston Lloyd Hughes as Dick Forrest Barbara Bedford as Grace Woodward William Elmer as Spike (as Billy Elmer)

Crew

Walter L. Griffin — Director of Photography Jack Boyle — Writer P.j. Caldeway — Writer

Synopsis

Prison inmates are leased by the state to a lumber company, which makes them work under atrocious and dangerous conditions and treats them as virtual slave laborers. Based on a real-life incident that happened in Florida.

Key Collaborators

J.P. McGowan Director Walter L. Griffin Director of Photography Jack Boyle Writer P.j. Caldeway Writer

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