Lasca of the Rio Grande

1931 film

Lasca of the Rio Grande

Directed by| Edward Laemmle
Written by| Randall Faye, Tom Reed
Based on| Lasca
by Frank Desprez
Produced by| Carl Laemmle, Samuel Bischoff
Starring| Leo Carrillo, Dorothy Burgess
Cinematography| Harry Neumann
Edited by| Ted J. Kent
Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* 1931 (1931)

Running time

| 65 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

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

## Plot

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ "Lasca of the Rio Grande". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

## External links

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* 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 the TCM Movie Database

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Films directed by Edward Laemmle

* Cinders (1920)
* Superstition (1920)
* The Man with the Punch (1920)
* Sweet Revenge (1921)
* The Saddle King (1921)
* Winners of the West (1921)
* Top o' the Morning (1922)
* In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)
* The Victor (1923)
* The Oregon Trail (1923)
* Spook Ranch (1925)
* The Man in Blue (1925)
* A Woman's Faith (1925)
* The Still Alarm (1926)
* The Whole Town's Talking (1926)
* Held by the Law (1927)
* Hey! Hey! Cowboy (1927)
* Cheating Cheaters (1927)
* The Thirteenth Juror (1927)
* The Drake Case (1929)
* Man, Woman and Wife (1929)
* Lasca of the Rio Grande (1931)
* The Texas Bad Man (1932)
* Embarrassing Moments (1934)
* A Notorious Gentleman (1935)

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