The Wolf Dog
The Wolf Dog is a 1933 American Pre-Code Mascot film serial directed by Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser and starring Frankie Darro and Rin Tin Tin, Jr. The plot concerns a young boy becoming the heir to a fortune and a villain attempting to take it from him. The boy's canine pet, Rin Tin Tin Jr., is the star of the film, protecting his master from a succession of murder attempts.
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| Directed by | Colbert Clark Harry L. Fraser |
| Produced by | Nat Levine |
| Written by | Barney A. Sarecky Sherman L. Lowe Al Martin Wyndham Gittens Colbert Clark |
| Starring | Frankie Darro Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Boots Mallory George J. Lewis Henry B. Walthall Hale Hamilton |
| Music by | Lee Zahler |
| Cinematography | Tom Galligan Harry Neumann William Nobles |
| Edited by | Earl Turner |
| Distributed by | Mascot Pictures |
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Running time | 12 chapters (240 min) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
This was Rin Tin Tin Jr.'s first serial outing, having replaced the original Rin Tin Tin who died in 1932. He also starred in two other serials, The Law of the Wild (1934) and The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935).[1]
Plot
Youngster Frank Courtney discovers that he has inherited control of a Los Angeles shipping line. The current president, Norman Bryan, does not want to lose his position and conspires to have the boy killed. Rin Tin Tin Jr., the Wonder Dog, protects the boy from Bryan's murderous plots throughout the serial's running time.
Cast
- Frankie Darro as Frank Courtney, heir to a shipping line
- Rin Tin Tin, Jr. as Pal, Frank's dog
- Boots Mallory as Irene Blane, who is really Frank's cousin Irene Courtney
- George J. Lewis as Bob Whitlock, radio operator
- Henry B. Walthall as Jim Courtney
- Hale Hamilton as Norman Bryan, villainous current President of the shipping line
- Fred Kohler as Joe Stevens
- Donald Reed as Swanson
- Gordon De Main as Murphy
- Stanley Blystone as Lang
- Tom London as Brooks
- Max Wagner as Dave Harmon
- Leon Holmes as Napoleon
- Sarah Padden as Mrs. Stevens
Production
Stunts
- Yakima Canutt - the "Ram Rod" (stunt coordinator)
- George Magrill
- Kermit Maynard
Chapter titles
- The Call of the Wilderness
- The Shadow of a Crime
- The Fugitive
- A Dead Man's Hand
- Wolf Pack Law
- The Gates of Mercy
- The Empty Room
- Avenging Fangs
- Wizard of the Wireless
- Accused
- The Broken Record
- Danger Lights
Source:[2]
References
- Orlean, Susan (2011). Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-9013-5.
- Cline, William C (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company. p. 208. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Wolf Dog. |
- The Wolf Dog at IMDb
- Stills at filesofjerryblake.com
| Preceded by Fighting with Kit Carson (1933) |
Mascot Serial The Wolf Dog (1933) |
Succeeded by The Mystery Squadron (1933) |