Lash of the Penitentes

Name: Lash of the Penitentes
Director: Harry Revier
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Released: 1936-04-13
Duration: 48 min
Rating: 5.714
Cast: Marie DeForrest, William Marcos, Victor Justi, Josef Swickard, Pepe Rubio

Directed by Harry Revier

Mystery

Crime

Drama

19360h 48m5.7

Overview

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.