The Lightning Warrior
The Lightning Warrior is a 1931 American Pre-Code Mascot movie serial starring Rin Tin Tin in his last role. It is regarded as one of the better Mascot serials. A number of the production's outdoor action sequences were filmed on the rocky Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California, known for its huge sandstone boulders and widely recognized as the most heavily filmed outdoor shooting location in the history of the movies. This was the original Rin Tin Tin's last movie, as he died in 1932, being replaced that same year by Rin Tin Tin Jr.[1]
| The Lightning Warrior | |
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 Poster of chapter 12 | |
| Directed by | Benjamin H. Kline Armand Schaefer |
| Produced by | Nat Levine |
| Written by | Ford Beebe Wyndham Gittens Colbert Clark |
| Starring | Rin Tin Tin Frankie Darro Hayden Stevenson George Brent Pat O'Malley Georgia Hale Theodore Lorch |
| Music by | Lee Zahler |
| Cinematography | Tom Galligan Ernest Miller William Nobles |
| Edited by | Wyndham Gittens Ray Snyder |
| Distributed by | Mascot Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 chapters (250 min) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The Wolfman, a mysterious masked figure, is leading an Indian uprising to drive local settlers off their land.[2] The Wolfman kills Jimmy Carter's father and Alan Scott's brother, which leads the two heroes and Alan's dog Rinty to hunt down and defeat the villain.
Cast
- Rin Tin Tin as "Rinty", known as The Lightning Warrior to the local Indians
- Frankie Darro as Jimmy Carter, set to defeat The Wolfman after the villain kills Jimmy's father
- Hayden Stevenson as Carter
- George Brent as Alan Scott, government agent investigating The Wolfman and his brother's death
- Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. as Sheriff A. W. Brown
- Georgia Hale as Dianne
- Theodore Lorch as Pierre La Farge
- Lafe McKee as John Hayden
- Frank Brownlee as Angus McDonald
- Bob Kortman as Wells, one of the Wolfman's henchmen
- Dick Dickinson as Adams, one of the Wolfman's henchmen
- Yakima Canutt as Ken Davis and Deputy
- Frank Lanning as Indian George/Jim
Chapter titles
- Drums of Doom
- The Wolf Man
- Empty Saddles
- Flaming Arrows
- The Invisible Enemy
- The Fatal Name
- The Ordeal of Fire
- The Man Who Knew
- Traitor's Hour
- Secret of the Cave
- Red Shadows
- Painted Faces
Source:[3]
References
- https://www.npr.org/2012/01/09/144319530/rin-tin-tin-a-silent-film-star-on-four-legs
- Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 375. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
- Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 205. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links
- The Lightning Warrior at IMDb
- The Lightning Warrior at AllMovie
- Filming of "The Lightning Warrrior" in the Iverson Gorge on the Iverson Movie Ranch
- Iverson Movie Ranch: History, vintage photos.
| Preceded by The Galloping Ghost (1931) |
Mascot Serial The Lightning Warrior(1931) |
Succeeded by The Shadow of the Eagle (1931) |