Lash LaRue

Lash LaRue

Nacimiento : 1917-06-15, Gretna, Louisiana, USA

Muerte : 1996-05-21

Historia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred "Lash" LaRue (June 15, 1917 – May 21, 1996) was a popular western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s. He had exceptional skill with the bullwhip and taught Harrison Ford how to use a bullwhip for the Indiana Jones movies. LaRue was one of the first recipients of the Golden Boot Awards in 1983. LaRue was originally screen tested by Warner Bros. but was rejected because he looked too much like Humphrey Bogart, then one of the studio's contract stars . He began acting in films in 1944 (at age 27) as Al LaRue, appearing in two musicals and a serial before being given a role in a Western film that would result in his being cast in a cowboy persona for virtually the rest of his career. He was given the name Lash because of the 18-foot (5.5 m)-long bullwhip he used to help bring down the bad guys. The popularity of his first role as the Cheyenne Kid, a sidekick of singing cowboy hero Eddie Dean, not just brandishing a whip but using it expertly to disarm villains, paved the way for LaRue to be featured in his own series of Western films. After appearing in all three of the Eddie Dean Cinecolor singing Westerns in 1945-46, he starred in quirky B-westerns from 1947 to 1951, at first for Poverty Row studio PRC, then for Eagle-Lion when they took over the studio, and later for producer Ron Ormond. He developed his image as the cowboy hero Lash LaRue, dressed all in black, and inherited from Buster Crabbe a comic sidekick in the form of "Fuzzy Q. Jones" played by Al St. John. LaRue played the Cheyenne Kid sidekick in about 8 films, before he starred in his own film series, playing a character actually named "Marshall Lash LaRue". Those 11 films (from 1948-1951) are the ones that western movie fans refer to as the "Lash LaRue" film series. He was different from the usual cowboy hero of the era: dressed in black, he spoke with a "city tough-guy" accent somewhat like that of Humphrey Bogart, whom he physically resembled. His use of a bullwhip, however, was what set him apart from bigger cowboy stars such as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. His influence was felt throughout the dying medium of B-westerns; for example, he had an imitator, Whip Wilson, who starred in his own brief series, and even Roy Rogers started picking up and using a bullwhip in some of his Republic Studios Westerns made in the same period. He also made frequent personal appearances at small-town movie theaters that were showing his films during his heyday of 1948-51, a common practice for cowboy stars in those days. However, his skillful displays of stunts with his whip, done live on movie theater stages, also convinced young Western fans that there was at least one cowboy hero who could do in real life the same things he did on screen. He continued working in films and television until he retired in 1990. LaRue died of emphysema in 1996 (age 78) at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, and was cremated at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. He was survived by his wife, Frances Bramlett LaRue, three sons and three daughters.

Perfil

Lash LaRue

Películas

Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
Himself (archive footage)
Thys Ockersen enjoyed in his childhood in the Fifties with his friends the Roy Rogers pictures in the local cinema. Many years later he starts his search for the old singing cowboy and his wife Dale Evans. A journey that starts in Amsterdam with a meeting with Roy's granddaughter Mindy who lives there. On his travels he meets co-stars of Roy and Dale and their director William Witney. And then there's the Roy Rogers Museum in Victorville where Thys talks with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and sees the stuffed Trigger.
Lash LaRue: A Man and His Memories
Tim Ormond’s rarely seen documentary in which the beloved western star reflects upon his life and work.
Par de Ases
Henry
Un Ranger de Texas tiene que proteger a sus dos hijas mientras que investiga a un asesino en serie que ataca a animadoras. Mientras tanto él se encuentra trabajando en el caso de un cracker que afirma ser inocente de los cargos presentados contra él.
Escapa o muere
Gas Station Owner
Una mujer llega a una típica y tranquila ciudad norteamericana para investigar la muerte de su hermano. Pronto se dará cuenta de que las cosas no son lo que parecen y su vida correrá peligro.
La diligencia 2
Lash
El jefe apache Jerónimo ha huido de la reserva y ha desenterrado el hacha de guerra. En una diligencia que atraviesa el desierto de Arizona exponiéndose al ataque de los indios, viajan Lucy Mallory, una mujer embarazada y casada con un capitán de caballería; Dallas, una desdichada prostituta a la que han expulsado del pueblo, y un sheriff que, durante el viaje, recoge al conocido forajido Johnny Ringo. Entre los viajeros hay también un jugador profesional y un médico borrachín. Las circunstancias harán que las relaciones entre ellos sean más bien tensas. Versión televisiva del clásico de John Ford y John Wayne, "La diligencia" (1939).
The Dark Power
Ranger Girard
The spirits of dead Indians are haunting a couple's house, and they call in an exorcist, whose trademark is a black whip, to get rid of them.
Alien Outlaw
Alex Thompson
Only One Woman Had the Guts to Fight Back
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
A Western-genre narrative, loosely woven from old clips from B-Western features.
Hard on the Trail
Slade
Lash La Rue played the villain in the film, and was not involved in any of the sex scenes.
Lanton Mills
Phantom
Tilman and Lanton Mills, two cowboys who set off on horseback to rob a bank. On the way, they stop to see their boss, the "Old Man", only to discover he has been murdered by another cowboy, John Sparks.
Please Don't Touch Me!
Dr. Warren
A woman who is unable to have sex with her husband goes to a psychiatrist for help. He sends her to a hypnotist, who finds out she has a deep, dark secret.
Guns Don't Argue
'Doc' Barker
The actions of various criminals such as Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde and Baby Face Nelson are reenacted in this film.
The Frontier Phantom
Lash La Rue / The Frontier Phantom
Lash Larue seeks to arrest his twin brother, known as the Frontier Phantom
The Black Lash
U.S. Marshal Lash LaRue
Having sent Deuce Rago to prison in Frontier Revenge (1948), Lash finds he's out and his outlaw gang are at it again. This time he has the Lawyer Leonard and Joan to help him out and Lash and Fuzzy must bring him in once more.
The Vanishing Outpost
Lash LaRue
Walker is an undercover Pinkerton Agent and gets Lash and Fuzzy involved in cleaning up the Taggert. A mash up of old Lash films and other movies and released as an original film.
The Thundering Trail
Marshal Lash LaRue
Lash and Fuzzy have been sent to escort the new Governor to the Capitol City. West and his outlaw gang are out to stop them. When Lash's first attempt is foiled, he realizes the Governor's supposedly deaf and dumb servant is the informant and sets a trap for the gang.
King of the Bullwhip
Lash LaRue
A whip-cracking federal marshal goes under cover as a masked bandit to ferret out a gold-bullion thief.
The Daltons' Women
Lash LaRue
The Dalton gang has moved west taking new identities and Marshals Lash and Fuzzy are after them. They receive help from Pinkerton agent Joan Talbot as they try to sort out who the bad guys really are.
Son of a Badman
Lash La Rue
Lash and Fuzzy come to town to unmask the mysterious outlaw kingpin, El Sombre.
Son of Billy the Kid
Jack Garrett
Lash helps a reformed Billy the Kid protect his bank from bandits.
Outlaw Country
Lash La Rue / Frontier Phantom
Lash goes south of the border looking for a counterfeiter, a kidnapped engraver and his daughter, and the mysterious Frontier Phantom, while Fuzzy St. John studies hypnotism.
Frontier Revenge
Lash La Rue
Marshals Lash and Fuzzy are sent to get the goods on Duce Rago. To join Rago's gang, Lash decides to pose as an outlaw by wearing the known belt buckle of a notorious outlaw.
Dead Man's Gold
Lash LaRue
Mark of the Lash
Lash LaRue
There's a dispute over water rights, and every lawman that arrives to settle the score is killed. It's up to Lash to settle the score and find out who is behind all the killings.
The Enchanted Valley
Pretty Boy
Armed robbers invade the home of a crippled boy and his grandfather and the effect the boy and his surroundings have on them is reforming.
Cheyenne Takes Over
Cheyenne Davis
Cheyenne has been ordered to take a vacation so Fuzzy has him go to a ranch of a friend. When they arrive at the El Lobo ranch, they find that his friend is dead and they want no visitors.
The Fighting Vigilantes
Cheyenne Davis
Taylor's men are robbing incoming supply wagons to enable Taylor to sell goods at inflated prices. The Vigilantes led by Frank Jackson are doing the same so the ranchers won't starve. Marshals Lash and Fuzzy arrive to try and find the real culprits.
Return of the Lash
Cheyenne Davis
Six wanted outlaws are rounded up and captured by the Cheyenne Kid. Collecting the reward money, Cheyenne instructs his sidekick Fuzzy Q. Jones to give the money to a group of financially strapped ranchers. Alas, Fuzzy falls off his horse, loses his memory, and forgets what became of the money.
Stage to Mesa City
Marshal 'Chayenne' Davis
Lash and Fuzzy sent to help John Watson with his stage line arrive to find him murdered. Recognizing the outlaws they trail them to their leader Baxter. But before Baxter can tell who the big boss is he is shot. After getting the stage through to assure the mail contract, Lash now realizes who the boss is.
Ghost Town Renegades
Cheyenne Davis
Gold has been found and Sharp is out to get the land. He has the land owners killed and then has Watson forge new deeds. Cheyenne and Fuzzy arrive in time to save Trent. Then they go after the gang and its leader.
Pioneer Justice
Cheyenne Davis
A ranger in Buffalo Gap has been killed and the trail leads to a gang headed by Bill Judd. When there is yet another killing, the sheriff seems remarkably hesitant to arrest the culprit and may be taking his orders from a mystery boss. Teaming up with Al's pretty sister and her Uncle Bob, Cheyenne and Fuzzy go in search of the mystery villain.
Heartaches
DeLong aka Trigger Malone (as Al LaRue)
Up-and-coming Hollywood actor/crooner, Vic Morton, has a secret. He starts receiving death threats in the mail and an attempt on his life is made. Soon after, two of his associates are murdered. Who is behind it all?
Border Feud
Cheyenne Davis
A marshal with a whip and a sheriff with a sense of humor end a gold-mine feud.
Law of the Lash
Cheyenne Davis
When Decker's gang holds up a stage, henchman Lefty takes a lady's rings. Later lefty accidentally exposes the rings buying ammunition and Cheyenne sees them. When Lefty tries to shoot Cheyenne he is captured. Now Cheyenne wants the rest of the gang and their leader.
Wild West
Stormy Day (as Al LaRue)
Eddie and his sidekicks have been called in to help get a new telegraph line through. Dawson and his men along with his stooge Judge are out to stop them. When Eddie and the boys catch three of Dawson's men destroying telegraph equipment, the Judge releases them and this leads to the showdown between the two sides.
The Caravan Trail
Cherokee (as Al La Rue)
The Caravan Trail stars PRC Pictures' resident singing cowboy Eddie Dean. This time around, wagonmaster Dean is appointed sheriff of a lawless frontier territory. Immediately getting down to business, our hero goes after a band of land-grabbing outlaws who've been terrorizing the homesteaders. The film is stolen hands down by supporting play Al LaRue, who as "Lash" LaRue would eventually be awarded a western series of his own. Like most of Eddie Dean's 1946 releases, The Caravan Trail was lensed in the two-hued Cinecolor process. Read more at http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-caravan-trail-v8165#ome2SWX8mH31k9yd.99
Song of Old Wyoming
The Cheyenne Kid
Old Ma Conway champions statehood for Wyoming, believing the measure would put an end to the territory's lawlessness; but the elderly woman is opposed by cattle buyer and tax assessor Lee Landow and greedy banker Dixon. When Ma offers her opinion in a newspaper article, Landow sends his henchman Ringo to put the fear of God in the woman.
La dama del tren
Circus Club Waiter / Henchman
Mientras espera en la estación la llegada del tren que la conducirá desde San Francisco a Nueva York, Nikki Collins es testigo accidental de un asesinato que se comete en un inmueble cercano. Nadie cree su versión, incluida la policía que no descubre rastro alguno cuando llega al supuesto lugar de los hechos, excepto un famoso escritor de novelas policíacas, que está dispuesto a colaborar con ella para demostrar que, efectivamente, se ha cometido un crimen y hay un peligroso asesino en libertad.
The Master Key
Migsy
Before the outbreak of WWII, Nazi sympathizers plot to undermine America.