White Fang (1925 film)

White Fang
White Fang
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Directed by	Laurence Trimble
Written by	Jane Murfin
Based on	White Fang by Jack London
Starring	Theodore von Eltz; Ruth Dwyer; Matthew Betz
Cinematography	Glen Gano; King D. Gray; John W. Leezer
Production; company	Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America; Wardour Films (UK)
Release date	May 24, 1925;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

White Fang is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Laurence Trimble and featuring Theodore von Eltz, Ruth Dwyer, and Matthew Betz.^[1] It was produced by FBO Pictures as a starring vehicle for Strongheart, a German Shepherd who appeared in a number of films during the decade. It is based on the 1906 novel White Fang by Jack London.^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Joe Holland, superintendent of the Lucky 13 mine, saves his sick friend Weadon Scott from a pack of wolves. He discovers that someone is stealing gold ore from the mine. Frank Wilde, one of the foremen, buys White Fang, a man-killing dog. He enters him into a dog fight match against Cherokee, a bull dog. White Fang is rescued when Weadon enters. Holland's daughter Mollie marries Frank. She then discovers that her husband is stealing gold ore from her father's mine. Her husband then kills Joe Holland and beats up Weadon when White Fang comes rushing in. White Fang kills the villain. With Mollie now a widow, Weadon marries Mollie.

Cast

Strongheart as White Fang
Theodore von Eltz as Weadon Scott
Ruth Dwyer as Mollie Holland
Matthew Betz as Frank Wilde
Walter Perry as Joe Holland
Charles Murray as Judson Black
Tom O'Brien as Matt
Steve Murphy as 'Beauty' Smith
John Burch as Bill Morry
Margaret McWade as Mrs. Black

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: White Fang at silentera.com
^ Goble p. 291
^ "New Pictures: White Fang", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (2), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53, July 4, 1925, retrieved June 5, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: White Fang at silentera.com

[2] Goble p. 291

[3] "New Pictures: White Fang", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (2), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53, July 4, 1925, retrieved June 5, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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