''White Fang'' is a 1936 American

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directed by David Butler and written by Sam Duncan, Gene Fowler and Hal Long. The film stars Michael Whalen, Jean Muir,

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, John Carradine and Jane Darwell. It is based on the 1906 novel '' White Fang'' by

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. The film was released on July 17, 1936, by

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Plot

A woman and her weakling brother inherit a mine, but when her brother commits suicide, their guide is accused of murder.

Cast

* Michael Whalen as Gordon Weedon Scott * Jean Muir as Sylvia Burgess *

as Slats Magee *

as Doc McFane * John Carradine as Beauty Smith * Jane Darwell as Maud Mahoney * Thomas Beck as Hal Burgess *Joseph Herrick as Kobi *George Du Count as François *Marie Chorre as Nomi *

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as White Fang

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* 1936 films 1930s English-language films American action films 1930s action films 20th Century Fox films Films based on White Fang Films directed by David Butler Films scored by Hugo Friedhofer American black-and-white films Northern (genre) films 1930s American films {{action-film-stub