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The Cossack Whip

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The Cossack Whip
Directed byJohn H. Collins
Written byJames Oppenheim
Paul Sloane
Produced byEdward Lorusso
StarringViola Dana
Richard Tucker
Robert Walker
CinematographyJohn Arnold
Production
company
Distributed byK-E-S-E Service
Release date
  • November 13, 1916 (1916-11-13)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Cossack Whip is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana, Richard Tucker and Robert Walker.[1]

Plot summary

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Feodor Turov, chief of the Russian Czar's secret police, orders his Cossacks to attack a village he believes to be infested with rebels. The Cossacks attack the village and massacre almost everyone, and the young Katerina is whipped to death. Before escaping to England, her sister Darya swears to avenge her sister's death. Years later — now one of the world's most famous prima ballerinas — she returns to Russia. Turov falls in love with her and manages to secure a meeting. She coyly asks him to take her to see a prison first. As it turns out, what he has planned for her is nothing compared to what she has planned for him.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Spehr & Lundquist p.257

Bibliography

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  • Paul C. Spehr & Gunnar Lundquist. American Film Personnel and Company Credits, 1908-1920. McFarland, 1996.
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