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Officers and men of the 135th Aero Squadron with their mascot Rin Tin Tin shortly after his rescue as a puppy in 1918. Following advances made by American forces during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Corporal Lee Duncan, an armourer of the U.S. Army Air Service, was sent forward on September 15, 1918, to the small French village of Flirey to see if it would make a suitable flying field for his ...
Strongheart became the first major canine film star, [8] preceding the fame of Rin Tin Tin, also a male German Shepherd, by two years. [9] In 1929, while being filmed for a movie, Strongheart accidentally made contact with a hot studio light and was burned, which caused a tumor to form, and ultimately caused his death. [10]
A week later, German Shepherd film star Rin Tin Tin laid a wreath at his grave. [1] [3] His grave is sheltered by a "fancy white and red dog house" received during a promotional appearance at the Portland Home Show. [1] The gravestone has been moved outside the house for better viewing. [6]
Balto, the lead sled dog on the final stretch into Nome, became the most famous canine celebrity of the era after Rin Tin Tin, and his statue is a popular tourist attraction in both New York City's Central Park and downtown Anchorage, Alaska, but it was Togo's team which covered much of the most dangerous parts of the route and ran the farthest ...
This was Rin Tin Tin Jr.'s first serial outing, having replaced the original Rin Tin Tin who died in 1932. He also starred in two other serials, The Law of the Wild (1934) and The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935). The Wolf Dog was released on Sept. 30, 1933. [1]
Three different German Shepherds were used as the titular character. Rin Tin Tin IV and one other dog were descended from the original "Rinty" of movie fame. [3] The other dog used was an unrelated dog named Flame, Jr. Due to Rin Tin Tin IV's poor screen performance, the character was mostly performed by Flame, Jr. [2]: 195
A Corning, NY, family thought their dog had died after it went missing. The dog turned up in Ohio and a former dog control officer is facing charges. A Corning, NY, family thought their dog had ...
Picker changed it to Won Ton Ton the Dog that Saved Warner Bros. [1] Warner Bros decided not to make the film. Picker took the script with him when he moved to Paramount, causing the title to be changed. [5] The owners of Rin Tin Tin sued the producers, causing Picker to insist his dog was completely fictional. [6]