Lasca of the Rio Grande

1931 film

  • 1931 (1931)
Running time
65 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Lasca of the Rio Grande is a 1931 American pre-Code film based on the poem "Lasca" by Frank Desprez.

Plot

Rio Grande dance hall girl Lasca becomes involved in a love triangle between herself, her true love Miles Kincaid, and wealthy Mexican ranchero Jose Santa Cruz who wants her for his bride. Cruz kidnaps both Lasca and Kincaid and holds them hostage on his ranch on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. When Lasca and Kincaid escape, they are caught in a cattle stampede during which Lasca is killed.[1]

Cast

  • Leo Carrillo – Jose Santa Cruz
  • Dorothy Burgess – Lasca
  • Johnny Mack Brown – Miles Kincaid
  • Frank Campeau – Jehosophat Smith
  • Slim Summerville – "Crabapple" Thompson

References

  1. ^ "Lasca of the Rio Grande". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  • Lasca of the Rio Grande at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  • Lasca of the Rio Grande at IMDb
  • Lasca of the Rio Grande at AllMovie
  • Lasca of the Rio Grande at the TCM Movie Database
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Films directed by Edward Laemmle


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