Lash LaRue

Lash LaRue

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.

  • Popularidad : 5.419
  • Conocido por : Acting
  • Cumpleaños : 1917-06-15
  • Lugar de nacimiento : Gretna, Louisiana, USA
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Lash LaRue Películas

  • 1992
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    Lash LaRue: A Man and His Memories

    Lash LaRue: A Man and His Memories

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1985
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    Dark Power

    Dark Power

    4 1985 HD

    Junto al lecho de muerte de su amigo indio, un oscuro guarda forestal llamado Girard (Lash La Rue), oye la leyenda de los ancianos hechiceros...

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  • 1947
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    Law of the Lash

    Law of the Lash

    5.6 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    King of the Bullwhip

    King of the Bullwhip

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1947
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    Border Feud

    Border Feud

    4 1947 HD

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  • 1959
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    Please Don't Touch Me!

    Please Don't Touch Me!

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1976
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    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    9 1976 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Master Key

    The Master Key

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    Cheyenne Takes Over

    Cheyenne Takes Over

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1985
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    Alien Outlaw

    Alien Outlaw

    2.7 1985 HD

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  • 1990
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    Par de Ases

    Par de Ases

    5 1990 HD

    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...

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  • 1950
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    The Daltons' Women

    The Daltons' Women

    2 1950 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Caravan Trail

    The Caravan Trail

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1948
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    Frontier Revenge

    Frontier Revenge

    5 1948 HD

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  • 1947
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    Stage to Mesa City

    Stage to Mesa City

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Frontier Phantom

    The Frontier Phantom

    4.5 1952 HD

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  • 1948
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    Dead Man's Gold

    Dead Man's Gold

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Mark of the Lash

    Mark of the Lash

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1949
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    Outlaw Country

    Outlaw Country

    3.5 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Son of a Badman

    Son of a Badman

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Son of Billy the Kid

    Son of Billy the Kid

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    Heartaches

    Heartaches

    5.2 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Ghost Town Renegades

    Ghost Town Renegades

    4 1947 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Thundering Trail

    The Thundering Trail

    4 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Vanishing Outpost

    The Vanishing Outpost

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Black Lash

    The Black Lash

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1989
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    Escapa o muere

    Escapa o muere

    6 1989 HD

    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...

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  • 1945
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    Song of Old Wyoming

    Song of Old Wyoming

    5.2 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    Wild West

    Wild West

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Fighting Vigilantes

    The Fighting Vigilantes

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Pioneer Justice

    Pioneer Justice

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Return of the Lash

    Return of the Lash

    3 1947 HD

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  • 1986
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    La diligencia 2

    La diligencia 2

    5.5 1986 HD

    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...

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  • 1971
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    Hard on the Trail

    Hard on the Trail

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    Lanton Mills

    Lanton Mills

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1945
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    La dama del tren

    La dama del tren

    6.5 1945 HD

    Mientras espera en la estación la llegada del tren que la conducirá desde San Francisco a Nueva York, Nikki Collins es testigo...

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  • 1957
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    Guns Don't Argue

    Guns Don't Argue

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1992
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    Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys

    Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Enchanted Valley

    The Enchanted Valley

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1985
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    Dark Power

    Dark Power

    4 1985 HD

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  • 1955
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    Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

    5.8 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    6.7 1955 HD

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  • 1951
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    Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1957
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    26 Men

    26 Men

    4.2 1957 HD

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  • 1955
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    Judge Roy Bean

    Judge Roy Bean

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1952
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    Gang Busters

    Gang Busters

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    Lash of the West

    Lash of the West

    5 1953 HD

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