King of the Bullwhip is a 1950 American Western film produced and directed by Ron Ormond starring Lash LaRue and Al "Fuzzy" St. John.

Lash decides to allay suspicion of their true identities by telling Benson they saw the bodies of a Marshal and his deputy that they buried.

US Marine, Western movie fan and aspiring screenwriter Jack Lewis had met Lash Larue and suggested he had an idea for a screenplay for him.

Ormond agreed to use the screenplay but advised Lewis to not give Larue any lines over ten words and to let St. John write his own comedy.

[6] A new 2K scan and limited run Blu-ray release is set for 2022 by Canadian independent distributor, Gold Ninja Video.

[7] Writing in AllMovie, critic Hal Erickson described the film as having "decent production values and an above-average cast," adding that "Likewise praiseworthy is the plot, a solid mystery yarn concerning an unknown bank robber.