Fangs of the Wild (1954 film)

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Fangs of the Wild
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Directed by William F. Claxton
Screenplay by Orville H. Hampton
Based on William F. Claxton
Produced by Robert L. Lippert, Jr.
Starring Onslow Stevens
Margia Dean
Freddy Ridgeway
Phil Tead
Robert Stevenson
Charles Chaplin Jr.
Cinematography Paul Ivano
Edited by Monica Collingwood
Music by Paul Dunlap
Production
company
Distributed byLippert Pictures
Release date
  • April 2, 1954 (1954-04-02)(United States)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fangs of the Wild is a 1954 American adventure western film directed by William F. Claxton starring Onslow Stevens, Margia Dean, Freddy Ridgeway, Phil Tead, Robert Stevenson and Charles Chaplin Jr. [1] It was produced and distributed as a second feature by Lippert Pictures.

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Plot

A boy sees a murder at his father's (Onslow Stevens) lodge, but the killer (Charles Chaplin Jr.) calls it a hunting accident.

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References

  1. Pitts p.102

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