Fangs of the Wild (1928 film)

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Fangs of the Wild is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Nancy Drexel and Sam Nelson. The story follows Blossom Williams, who lives in the hills with her drunken father. A mountain man named Rufe Anderson makes advances toward her. Larry Holbrook, the son of a railroad executive, wants to buy the Williams’ land, and he and Blossom fall in love. On the way to the land deal, Larry is attacked by Rufe and his dog. Larry gives the money to Ranger, the dog, who runs away with it. When Ranger returns, Larry is hanging from a cliff. Ranger kills Rufe’s dog and lowers a rope down to Larry, saving him. After Larry is safe, he and Ranger pursue Rufe, who is attacking Blossom. Rufe is driven away, and Larry and Blossom marry.

Fangs of the Wild runs 45 minutes and was released on February 5, 1928, by Film Booking Offices of America. It is a silent film with English intertitles. The screenplay was written by Randolph Bartlett, Dwight Cummins, Ethel Hill, and Dorothy Yost, with cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca and editing by Pandro S. Berman.

Reception: Laurence Reid of Motion Picture News called the film an average program picture and criticized the action as implausible.