As a memorial, Duncan named his new puppy Nanette II, but he called her Nanette. [31], Rin Tin Tin Jr. died in December 1941 of pneumonia. The film's star is canine sensation Rin Tin Tin, the most famous animal actor of the 1920s.The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair.. [11] Duncan later wrote, "I was so excited over the motion-picture idea that I found myself thinking of it night and day. And he was buried in Paris, France. [52] The judge ruled in favor of the filmmakers, declaring the use of the name in the film to be fair use. Hereford also opened a short-lived Rin Tin Tin museum in Latexo, Texas. Imagine that you have a second grader sitting with you. When the film was completed, the dog was billed as "Rin Tan". In another 1922 film titled My Dad, Rin Tin Tin picked up a small part as a household dog. Rin Tin Tin had learned to leap great heights. Looking for more? According to her, the movie was a big hit with her friends.[56]. [42] Storylines were often highly unlikely, with Rin Tin Tin saving a group of space-exploring scientists from giant Martians in one episode. Beginning in October 1954 until May 1959, 164 episodes originally aired on ABC television network. At a bombed out dog kennel, Duncan found a mother Shepherd Dog and her scrawny litter of five pups. Nanette II was much lighter in color. Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin (September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd born in Flirey, France, who became an international star in motion pictures. Film historian Jan-Christopher Horak wrote that by 1927, Rin Tin Tin was the most popular actor with the very sophisticated film audience in Berlin. In these films, vocal commands would have been picked up by the microphones, so Duncan likely guided Rin Tin Tin by hand signals. When the film was completed, the dog was billed as "Rin Tan". [31], In September 1930, the title changed from The Wonder Dog to Rin Tin Tin. It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions in the 1950s and shown on television. Brodsgaard bred the dogs to keep the bloodline. In a private ceremony, Duncan buried Rin Tin Tin in a bronze casket in his own backyard with a plain wooden cross to mark the location. At a bombed out dog kennel, Duncan found a mother Shepherd Dog and her scrawny litter of five pups. The Lighthouse by the Sea is a 1924 American silent adventure film produced by and distributed by Warner Bros. He starred with Rex the Wild Horse in the Mascot Pictures serials The Law of the Wild (1934) and The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935). The film's star is canine sensation Rin Tin Tin, the most famous animal actor of the 1920s. At the dog show while making a winning leap, he was filmed by Duncan's acquaintance Charley Jones, who had just developed a slow-motion camera. And he was buried in Paris, France. He was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him "Rinty". 1920s: Rin Tin Tin. The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair. [1] The area had been subjected to aerial bombing and artillery fire, and Duncan found a severely damaged kennel which had once supplied the Imperial German Army with German Shepherd dogs. [12] Rin Tin Tin would be cast as a wolf or wolf-hybrid many times in his career because it was much more convenient for filmmakers to work with a trained dog. "[2], Duncan walked his dog up and down Poverty Row, talking to anyone in a position to put Rin Tin Tin in film, however modest the role. Brodsgaard's granddaughter, Daphne Hereford, continued to build on the tradition and bloodline of Rin Tin Tin from 1988 to 2011; she was the first to trademark the name Rin Tin Tin, in 1993, and she bought the domain names rintintin.com and rintintin.net to establish a website. 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