''The Avenging Shadow'' is a 1928 American silent

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by Ray Taylor and starring Margaret Morris and

LeRoy Mason LeRoy Franklin Mason (July 2, 1903 – October 13, 1947) was an American film actor who worked primarily in Westerns in both the silent and sound film eras. Mason was born in Larimore, North Dakota, on July 2, 1903. Career 1920s Mason's fi ...

.Munden p. 30 It was designed as a vehicle for Klondike the Dog, an imitator of

Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin (October 10, 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, ...

Cast

* Klondike the Dog as Klondike *

Ray Hallor Ray Hallor (January 11, 1900 – April 16, 1944) was an actor in films in the United States. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., actresses Edith Hallor (1896–1971) and Ethel Hallor (1892–1982) were his siblings. Hallor began working in ...

as James Hamilton, Young Bank Clerk *

Wilbur Mack Wilbur Mack (born George Frear Runyon, July 29, 1873 – March 13, 1964) was an American film actor and early vaudeville performer from the 1920s through the 1960s. His film acting career began during the silent films, silent film era. Bi ...

as Worthington, Assistant Cashier * Clark Comstock as Sheriff Apling * Howard Davies as The Warden * Margaret Morris as Marie, The Warden's Daughter *

as George Brooks, Deputy Warden

References

Sources

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1928 films 1920s action films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American action films Films directed by Ray Taylor American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films Silent American action films 1920s American films English-language action films {{Silent-film-stub