The Whip (1917)

Advertisement (1917) The Whip is a 1917 drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur based on the play of the same name by Henry Hamilton and Cecil Raleigh. The film stars Alma Hanlon, June Elvidge and Irving Cummings.  It also stars Bobby Vernon, Wallace Beery as well as Gloria Swanson in one of her early film roles.

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