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The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

  • TV Series
  • 1954–19591954–1959
  • 30m
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7.0/10
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Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
FamilyWestern
Rusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.Rusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.Rusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
804
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  • Stars
    • Lee Aaker
    • James Brown
    • Rin Tin Tin II
  • Stars
    • Lee Aaker
    • James Brown
    • Rin Tin Tin II
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    • 13User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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    Lee Aaker
    Lee Aaker
    • Cpl. Rusty
    James Brown
    James Brown
    • Lt. Rip Masters
    Rin Tin Tin II
    Rin Tin Tin II
    • Rin Tin Tin
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Sgt. Biff O'Hara
    Rand Brooks
    Rand Brooks
    • Cpl. Boone
    William Forrest
    William Forrest
    • Major Swanson
    Hal Hopper
    Hal Hopper
    • Cpl. Clarke…
    Harry Strang
    Harry Strang
    • Sheriff…
    Tommy Farrell
    Tommy Farrell
    • Cpl. Carson…
    Syd Saylor
    Syd Saylor
    • Mr. Pritikin…
    George Keymas
    George Keymas
    • Black Billy Marlin…
    Dean Fredericks
    Dean Fredericks
    • Komawi…
    Mildred von Hollen
    • Mrs. Barrington…
    Les Tremayne
    Les Tremayne
    • Major Stone
    Tom McKee
    • Capt. Davis…
    Ralph Moody
    Ralph Moody
    • Wynoki…
    Bill Hale
    • Announcer…
    Jack Littlefield
    • Cheronini…
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    • Trivia
      The series was shot on the set of the John Ford western Fort Apache (1948).
    • Goofs
      The adventures happen in the 1869-1877 period as we can see president Grant in Season 2, Episode 7. The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, with their origin dating to 1899 so the whole series is an historical mistake.
    • Alternate versions
      Towards the end of the 1970s nostalgia boom, this series was re-released in sepia-tone, with new color wraparounds featuring James Brown in character as Lt. Masters, "telling" each installment's story to a group of children.
    • Connections
      Edited into Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991)

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    9/10
    Rin Tin Tin and Rusty were connected in three generations by character conflation
    Has anyone out there figured out the connection of Rin Tin Tin, the TV series in the 1950s with the Rusty film series of a decade earlier? My hunch is this: The popular TV series which I faithfully watched from 1955-59 (itself spawned by the one year radio show in 1955), is a conflation of the popular Rin Tin Tin canine hero of the post-World War I era in books and movies with the Rusty movie series of eight films produced by Columbia Pictures 1945-1949. In the Rusty movies the German Shepherd is named Rusty and there are various young boys in the lead roles. In the TV series, the dog becomes again Rin Tin Tin and the boy lead becomes Rusty, played by Lee Aakers. Those folks old enough to have been fans in the 1930s and 1940s would have caught the connection at once. But those of us who were 1950s fans would have missed it entirely. Our Rusty for the years 1955-59 (and later in reruns) was a survivor of an Indian raid, who with his dog that he called "Rinty," as in the original books, was rescued by Cavalry to live in the confines and supportive community of Fort Apache. We came to think of characters like Sgt. Biff O'Hara and Lt. Rip Masters as part of our extended family. By the way, James Brown, who played Lt. Rip Masters, showed up again as a regular former policeman-turned J.R. Ewing informant and operative on the Dallas Series in the 1970s.
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    • whbrackney
    • Jun 30, 2012

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 1954 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Screen Gems Television
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    • 30 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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