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Director
  
Richard Thorpe

Budget
  
40,000 USD

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

5.4/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Western, Action, Adventure

Music director
  
Lee Zahler

Language
  
English

The Lone Defender movie poster

Writer
  
William Presley Burt
,
Bennett Cohen
,
Harry Fraser

Release date
  
1930

Cast
  
Rin-Tin-Tin
(Rinty),
Walter Miller
(Ramon),
June Marlowe
(Dolores Valdez),
Josef Swickard
(Juan Valdez),
Buzz Barton
(Buzz),
Lee Shumway
(Amos Harkey)

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,
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,
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,
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,
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The Lone Defender is a 1930 American Pre-Code Mascot movie serial starring Rin Tin Tin. This was Mascot's first all sound serial (the second to have any sound at all, after the partial sound in The King of the Kongo). This was Rin Tin Tin's first serial at Mascot, after being dropped by Warner Bros. when they decided animal pictures would not work with "Talkies". He also starred in the later serial The Lightning Warrior, which would be his last appearance. Mascot made a third serial, The Adventures of Rex and Rinty, but that Rin Tin Tin was not the same dog.

Contents

The plot revolves around Rin Tin Tin as "Rinty" and a secret gold mine fought over by the criminal "The Cactus Kid" and the legitimate owners. Material from this serial was edited into a feature film version and released under the same name in 1934.

The lone defender 1930 rin tin tin serial


Plot

Prospector Juan Valdez is murdered by The Cactus Kid and his gang in an attempt to discover the location of his gold mine. Valdez's dog Rinty witnesses the murder and can also lead the gang to the mine, making him the villain's target throughout the serial. In addition Rinty must help Valdez's daughter Dolores legitimately find and claim the mine while being blamed for the wolf attacking local livestock.

The mysterious figure of Ramon is constantly on hand, overhearing pieces of the villain's conversations. He appears to be another bandit but his actions seem to contradict that.

It is revealed during the course of the serial that Ramon is in fact Marco Roberto, an agent of the Justice Department.

Cast

  • Rin Tin Tin as "Rinty", Juan Valdez's dog
  • Walter Miller as Marco Roberto, Justice Department Agent posing as the "Mysterious Figure", Ramon
  • June Marlowe as Dolores Valdez, Juan Valdez's daughter
  • Josef Swickard as Juan Valdez, Prospector who owns a secret gold mine
  • Buzz Barton as Buzz, Ramon's sidekick
  • Lee Shumway as Amos Harkey, the villainous cantina owner
  • Julia Bejarano as Maria, the Dueña
  • Lafe McKee as Sheriff Billings
  • Arthur Morrison as Limpy
  • Frank Lanning as Burke, Prospector and Juan Valdez's partner
  • Bob Kortman as Jenkins, one of the Cactus Kid's Henchmen
  • Victor Metzetti as Red, one of the Cactus Kid's Henchmen
  • Otto Metzetti as Red's Partner

    • Stunts

  • Joe Bonomo
  • Kermit Maynard
  • Arthur Metzetti
  • Victor Metzetti

    • Chapter titles

    1. Mystery of the Desert
    2. The Fugitive
    3. Jaws of Peril
    4. Trapped
    5. Circle of Death
    6. Surrounded by the Law
    7. The Ghost Speaks
    8. The Brink of Destruction
    9. The Avalanche
    10. Fury of the Desert
    11. Cornered
    12. Vindicated

    Source:

    References

    The Lone Defender Wikipedia
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    The Lone Defender IMDb The Lone Defender themoviedb.org