The Wolf Dog

The Wolf Dog
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
Release date	1933;
Running time	12 chapters (240 min)
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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

Lobby card for Chapter 5

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

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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

The Wolf Dog on IMDb
Stills at filesofjerryblake.com

Preceded by Fighting with Kit Carson (1933)	Mascot Serial The Wolf Dog (1933)	Succeeded by The Mystery Squadron (1933)

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[1] Orlean, Susan (2011). Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-9013-5.

[2] Cline, William C (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company. p. 208. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.