Lash of the Penitentes backdrop

Lash of the Penitentes 1936 Directed by Roland Price , Harry Revier

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Fact and fiction collide in this exploitation flick that employs documentary footage depicting the bizarre self-flagellation rituals of the fanatical Catholic sect known as the Penitentes. Mixed with those truly disturbing sequences is a story concerning a killing in New Mexico, itself inspired by the murder of real-life reporter Carl Taylor as he worked on an article on the Penitentes.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gneres Crime , Drama , Mystery
Production Company Roland C. Price Productions
Release Date 13 April 1936
48 mins
Cast
Josef Swickard Dr. Andrew Robert Taylor
Pepe Rubio George Mack
Billy Bletcher Narrating Missionary
Zelma Carroll Narrator