''Avenging Fangs'' is a 1927 American silent

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directed by Ernest Van Pelt and starring Kenneth MacDonald and

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. It was a showcase for Sandow the Dog, a prospective rival for the popular

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.Basinger p.453

Cast

* Sandow the Dog as Sandow * Kenneth MacDonald as Dick Mansfield *

as Mary Kirkham * Jack Richardson as Trigger Kincaid * Max Asher as Sheriff

References

Bibliography

* Jeanine Basinger. ''Silent Stars''. Wesleyan University Press, 2000.

External links

* 1927 films 1920s action films American action films Films directed by Ernest Van Pelt American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films Chesterfield Pictures films 1920s American films Silent action films {{silent-film-stub