| Avenging Fangs | |
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| Directed by | Ernest Van Pelt |
| Written by | George W. Pyper |
| Starring | Kenneth MacDonald Helen Lynch |
| Cinematography | James S. Brown Jr. |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Avenging Fangs is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Ernest Van Pelt and starring Kenneth MacDonald and Helen Lynch. It was a showcase for Sandow the Dog, a prospective rival for the popular Rin Tin Tin. [1]
Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin was a male German Shepherd born in Flirey, France, who became an international star in motion pictures. He was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him "Rinty". Duncan trained Rin Tin Tin and obtained silent film work for the dog. Rin Tin Tin was an immediate box-office success and went on to appear in 27 Hollywood films, gaining worldwide fame. Along with the earlier canine film star Strongheart, Rin Tin Tin was responsible for greatly increasing the popularity of German Shepherd dogs as family pets. The immense profitability of his films contributed to the success of Warner Bros. studios and helped advance the career of Darryl F. Zanuck from screenwriter to producer and studio executive.
James Oliver Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early and mid 1920s, according to Publishers Weekly. At least one hundred and eighty motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories; one was produced in three versions from 1919 to 1953. At the time of his death, Curwood was the highest paid author in the world.
Etzel von Oeringen, better known as Strongheart, was a male German Shepherd that was one of the early canine stars of feature films.
"Misery" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1963 debut album Please Please Me. It was co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. According to Lennon, "It was kind of a John song more than a Paul song, but it was written together." McCartney was to say: "I don't think either one of us dominated on that one, it was just a hacking job."
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Neilan based upon the 1903 novel of the same name by Kate Douglas Wiggin. This version is notable for having been adapted by famed female screenwriter Frances Marion. The film was made by the "Mary Pickford Company" and was an acclaimed box office hit. When the play premiered on Broadway in the 1910 theater season the part of Rebecca was played by Edith Taliaferro.
Helen Lynch was an American silent film actress, mainly known for her roles playing gun molls and other morally dubious characters.
The Wolf Dog is a 1933 American Pre-Code Mascot film serial directed by Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser and starring Frankie Darro and Rin Tin Tin, Jr. The plot concerns a young boy becoming the heir to a fortune and a villain attempting to take it from him. The boy's canine pet, Rin Tin Tin Jr., is the star of the film, protecting his master from a succession of murder attempts.
Dynamite Dan is a 1924 American drama film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and featuring Kenneth MacDonald and Boris Karloff. The film is about a young dockworker who is framed for a robbery he did not commit by his foreman, gangster Tony Garcia. Prints of this film survive and are available on DVD. Boris Karloff, who plays the gangster, only appears in the beginning and end of the film.
The Daughter of MacGregor is a 1916 American silent film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Valentine Grant, his wife who wrote the scenario.
Extravagance is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by John Lynch and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Charles Clary, J. Barney Sherry, Donald MacDonald, and Philo McCullough. The film was released on March 16, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.
The Silent Avenger is a 1927 American silent action film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Charles Delaney, Duane Thompson and George Chesebro.
The Avenging Shadow is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Margaret Morris and LeRoy Mason. It was designed as a vehicle for Klondike the Dog, an imitator of Rin Tin Tin.
Fangs of Fate is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Henry Hebert and Kathleen Collins. It was produced as a vehicle for Klondike the Dog, an imitator of Rin Tin Tin.
Silver Streak was a male German Shepherd that starred in motion pictures. He was a police dog with a long pedigree, the last in a great line that appeared in film, and considered to be Universal's attempt to rival the success of Warner's Rin Tin Tin.
Thunder the Dog was a male German Shepherd that performed in American silent films from 1923 through 1927. Although Thunder's filmography is rather brief, his six- and seven-reel features were much longer and more elaborate than the films in which many of his fellow canine actors appeared during the silent era. His releases did, though, have to compete in the 1920s with other feature films starring rival German Shepherds such as Peter the Great, Napoleon, Rex, and, most notably, Strongheart and Rin Tin Tin. During his career, Thunder worked for Paramount, Gotham Pictures, and Fox Film Corporation; and he shared screen time with Clara Bow, Dorothy Dalton, William Russell, Caryl Lincoln, and other prominent actors of the period.
Code of the Northwest is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Frank S. Mattison and starring Tom London, Frank Austin and Shirley Palmer.
The Call of the Wilderness is a 1926 American silent Western drama film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Edna Marion, Sidney De Gray and Albert J. Smith. Location shooting took place around Newhall in California. A young man meets a girl in a small western town. He likes her and buys from her father, a land agent, a piece of land to try and please her. Hanging on to his new land is made very difficult for him.
White Fang is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Laurence Trimble and featuring Theodore von Eltz, Ruth Dwyer, and Matthew Betz. It was produced by FBO Pictures as a starring vehicle for Strongheart, an Alsatian who appeared in a number of films during the decade. It is based on the 1906 novel White Fang by Jack London.
Jacqueline is a 1923 American silent northern adventure drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Marguerite Courtot, Lew Cody and Edmund Breese. It is based on a 1918 short story of the same title by James Oliver Curwood. It takes place amongst those working in the lumber industry in Quebec.
Bustin' Thru is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Helen Lynch and William Bailey.
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