The Whip Hand
The Whip Hand is a 1951 American film directed by William Cameron Menzies. It stars Carla Balenda and Elliott Reid. Contents The whip hand still life full epCast Production In July 1949, RKO purchased the screen story written by Roy Hamilton. The film was originally set in New England, and was titled The Man He Found; the term "the whip hand" comes from horse racing, and is a metaphor for having the advantage or upper hand. In the original story the villains were escaped German Nazis involved in a plot to hide Adolf Hitler, portrayed by Bobby Watson. When Howard Hughes viewed the completed film in November 1950, he announced that Nazis were no longer villains, Communists were, and ordered portions of the film reshot.  Location shooting took place in Big Bear Lake as well as at RKO's ranch in Encino. Reception The film lost an estimated $225,000.  ReferencesThe Whip Hand WikipediaThe Whip Hand IMDb The Whip Hand themoviedb.org Similar Topics Edgar Barrier Elliott Reid Michael Steele | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
