Fangs of Fate (1925 film)

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Fangs of Fate
Directed by Horace B. Carpenter
Written byHorace B. Carpenter
Produced byHorace B. Carpenter
Starring
Cinematography Paul H. Allen
Production
company
Sierra Pictures
Distributed by Chesterfield Pictures
Release date
  • December 9, 1925 (1925-12-09)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Fangs of Fate is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, and Ivor McFadden. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] outlaws terrorize the town of Arcady, Arizona. Bob Haynes, a stranger, is attracted by Azalia Bolton, daughter of a boarding house keeper, and protects her from some drunken rowdies. She inspires him to change his life to the better. Sheriff Dan Dodo Briggs offers to make Bob a deputy, but he declines. Later, following a stage coach holdup, he accepts the offered position and brings in the guilty bandits, but confesses that he used to be their leader. The outlaws are sent to jail, but Judge Harcourt paroles Bob into Azalia's custody.

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References

  1. Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 229. ISBN   0-520-20969-9.
  2. Pardy, George T. (February 13, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Fangs of Fate", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (6): 807, retrieved February 7, 2023PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .