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). The Wolf Dog was released on September 30, 1933.Orlean, Susan (2011). Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. New York: Simon & Schuster. .
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 Tom London as Brooks Stanley Blystone as Lang Max Wagner as Dave Harmon Leon Holmes as Napoleon Sarah Padden as Mrs. Stevens Dickie Moore as Boy at Airport Carroll Nye as Radio Announcer Lew Meehan as Rancher Harry Tenbrook as Sailor (uncredited)
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:
See also List of film serials List of film serials by studio
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External links
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