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Rinty of the Desert
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4820 feet
Directed by D. Ross Lederman

Cast: Rin-Tin-Tin [Rinty], Audrey Ferris [June], Carroll Nye [Pat], Paul Panzer [Mike Doyle], Otto Hoffman [Pop Marlow]

Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by Harvey Gates, from a screen story by Frank Greene. Assistant director, Henry Blanke. Cinematography by Frank Kesson. Intertitles written by James A. Starr. / © 10 April 1928 (at six reels) by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated [LP25148]. Premiered 21 April 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronized sound system. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.

Drama: Action.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Dogs - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 7 November 2012.

References: Vermilye-Twenties p. 229; Weaver-Twenty p. 306 : ClasIm-226 p. 43 : Website-AFI.