''Fangs of Fate'' is a 1925 American silent

Western film The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

directed by

Horace B. Carpenter Horace B. Carpenter (January 31, 1875 – May 21, 1945) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 330 films between 1914 and 1946. He also directed 15 films between 1925 and 1934. Born in Grand Rapids, ...

and starring Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, and Ivor McFadden.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, 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.

Cast

* Bill Patton as Bob Haynes * Dorothy Donald as Azalia Bolton * Ivor McFadden as Sheriff Dan Dodo Briggs *

Beatrice Allen Beatrice Allen (born 8 August 1950) is the vice president of the Gambia National Olympic Committee since 2009 and a member of the International Olympic Committee starting in 2006. She has served as vice president of the World Baseball Softball ...

as Azalia's Mother * William Bertram as Judge Harcourt *

Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick ap ...

as 'Red Mack' - the Renegade * Karl Silvera as Lew Sontag * Tex Starr as Bill (uncredited) * Ted Wells as Man Who Reports Robbery (uncredited)

References

External links

* 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films Films directed by Horace B. Carpenter Chesterfield Pictures films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{silent-film-stub