The Sting of the Lash ratings (Movie, 1921)
Rank | 221,251 / 235,099 |
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Trend | 0 |
Genres | Drama |
Total votes | 15 |
Average rating | 5.0 / 10 |
When her father is killed in an automobile accident on a western ranch, Dorothy Keith falls in love with young miner Joel Gant and marries him. Gant's claim is seized by her cousin, Ben, on behalf of a development company, and the couple go through years of poverty and hardship. Gant resorts to bootlegging and drinking, while Dorothy does washing to support herself and Gant's niece, Crissy. Rhodes, a lawyer for the mining company who is interested in Dorothy, offers Gant a job, which he refuses; when Gant threatens to strike Crissy with a whip, Dorothy has him secured and lashes him severely. Gant is arrested for bootlegging, and Dorothy gets a position with the mining company through Rhodes and refuses to live with her husband after his release. Later, however, he reforms, and they are reunited.
Directors: Henry King Writers: H. Tipton Steck, Harvey Gates History (tracking since March 7, 2020) Note: amount of total votes may decrease due to periodic removal of fraudulent ones. Related MoviesTotal votes: 2,064
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