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''Jaws of Steel'' is a 1927 American
silent family
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adventure film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...
directed by
Ray Enright
Ray Enright (March 25, 1896 – April 3, 1965) was an American film director. He directed 73 films between 1927–53, many of them for Warner Bros. He oversaw comedy films like Joe E. Brown vehicles, five of the six informal pairings of Joa ...
and featuring dog star
Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin (September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd born in Flirey, France, who became an international star in motion pictures. He was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, L ...
and
Jason Robards, Sr. Warner Bros. produced and distributed the film.
Darryl Zanuck
Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902December 22, 1979) was an American film producer and studio executive; he earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era. He played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of ...
, under the alias Gregory Rogers, wrote the story.
Cast
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Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin (September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd born in Flirey, France, who became an international star in motion pictures. He was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, L ...
as Rinty
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Jason Robards, Sr. as John Warren
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Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist.
Biography
Born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1901, Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson wa ...
as Mary Warren
*Mary Louise Miller as Baby Warren
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Jack Curtis as Thoms Grant Taylor
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Bob Perry as The Sheriff
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Buck Connors
Buck Connors (November 22, 1880 – February 4, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1941. He is the son of William L Conner and Leah Bowen. He was born in Streator, La Salle County, Illinois,Ariz ...
as Alkali Joe
Box office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $189,000 domestic and $83,000 foreign.
See also
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List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features
Preservation status
A nitrate print of the film is archived by
Filmmuseum
Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands.
Location and history
Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in t ...
Nederlands. The
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...
has a copy shown to the public in the 1990s but is incomplete missing a reel.
[''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 92, c.1978 by The American Film Institute]
References
External links
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1927 films
American silent feature films
Warner Bros. films
Films directed by Ray Enright
American black-and-white films
Transitional sound films
American adventure films
1927 adventure films
Rin Tin Tin
1920s American films
Silent adventure films
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