Tough Guy (1936)

Director:

Chester M. Franklin

Writers:

Florence Ryerson (original story and screenplay), Edgar Allan Woolf (original story and screenplay)

Stars:

Jackie Cooper, Joseph Calleia, Rin Tin Tin Jr.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jackie Cooper	...	Frederick Martindale 'Freddie' Vincent, III
Joseph Calleia	...	Joseph 'Joe' Calerno
Rin Tin Tin Jr.	...	Duke, Freddie's Dog
Harvey Stephens	...	Chief Davison
Jean Hersholt	...	Doctor Mulback, Veterinarian
Edward Pawley	...	Tony, Gangster
Mischa Auer	...	Chi, Gangster
Robert Warwick	...	Mr. Frederick Martindale Vincent, II
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lewis Stone	...	Davis (scenes deleted)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

motorcycle cop | transformation | federal agent | hoodlum | weapon | 

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Taglines:

"You stick to me, kid, and you'll have the time of your life" (original lobby card 4)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Primeira Aventura

Filming Locations:

Big Tujunga Canyon, Sunland, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Greig, Robert Livingston and Lewis Stone were in early production charts as actors in this film, but they were not in the released print. Sidney Bracey (Briggs), Sherry Hall (Jones) and Don Rowan (Powers) were in studio records or casting call lists for those roles, but were not seen in the movie.

User Reviews

A boy and his dog and their gangster

It's Jackie Cooper and Rin Tin Tin, Jr. against the world in the opening scenes of this okay crime drama. Having run away together, the two of them can't even hitch a ride--though they both give their best efforts at flagging down passing cars. Claudette Colbert being nowhere to be found, they eventually climb into the back of a parked truck, and....

Joseph Calleia is the crook who, in an early turning point in the plot and in audience sympathies, can't refuse helping a boy with a wounded dog--he did have a dog himself, once, he admits.

Speaking of audience sympathies, the other adult characters in this movie nearly all range from annoying to repulsive--and that includes the boy's neglectful father and the smug detective even more than Calleia's stooges who are ready to turn on him right from the moment we meet them.

No surprises, overall, but Cooper is earnest and Rinny gets to show off his acting chops. And Calleia is actually quite good in a somewhat meatier role than he is normally seen in.