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Tracked by the Police (1927)

Tracked by the Police poster
Directed by
Ray Enright
Genre
silent film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 01m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A dog named Rin Tin Tin helps a man clear his name after being wrongly accused of a crime. The action follows the dog as he tracks down clues and confronts the real criminals.

classicsilent-filmfast-pacednostalgicadventurouslightheartedold-fashioneddog-centered

What happens

Tracked by the Police is a 1927 silent film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. based on a story written by Darryl Zanuck. It stars canine actor Rin Tin Tin. Ray Enright directed the film with 'Rinty's' costars being Jason Robards, Sr. and Virginia Brown Faire. The film may have had a Vitaphone sound effects/music track that is now lost. The film is preserved at the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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