The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)

Genre

western, family

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 164 episodes

Rated

L

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy orphaned in an Indian raid is raised by soldiers at a cavalry fort. Together with his German Shepherd dog, he helps maintain order in the American West.

adventurousheartwarmingfamily-friendlylightheartednostalgicoptimisticwholesomeaction-packed

What happens

The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin is an American children's Western television series that aired 164 episodes from October 1954 to May 1959 on the ABC television network. The show starred Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid, who was being raised by the soldiers at a US Cavalry post known as Fort Apache. Rusty and his German Shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin, help the soldiers to establish order in the American West. James E. Brown appeared as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters. Co-stars included Joe Sawyer as Sergeant Biff O'Hara and Rand Brooks as Corporal Randy Boone. The character of Rin Tin Tin was named after Rin Tin Tin, a legendary screen dog of the 1920s and 1930s. The character was nominally played by Rin Tin Tin IV, who was either a descendant or related to the original dog. However, due to Rin Tin Tin IV's poor screen performance, the character was mostly performed by unrelated dogs belonging to trainer Frank Barnes, primarily one named Flame Jr. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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