Rinty of the Desert

Rinty of the Desert
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	D. Ross Lederman
Written by	Harvey Gates James A. Starr (titles)
Story by	Frank Steele
Starring	Rin Tin Tin
Cinematography	Frank Kesson
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	April 21, 1928 (1928-04-21)
Running time	54 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)
Budget	$66,000[1]
Box office	$221,000[1]

Rinty of the Desert is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman.^[2] While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. This film is presumed to be lost.^[3][4][5] According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $164,000 domestically and $57,000 foreign.^[1]

Cast

• Rin Tin Tin as Rinty
• Audrey Ferris as June
• Carroll Nye as Pat
• Paul Panzer as Mike Doyle
• Otto Hoffman as Pop Marlow

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
2. Hal Erickson (2014). "Rinty of the Desert". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
3. Rinty of the Desert at SilentEra
4. "Rinty of the Desert". Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
5. Rinty of the Desert at Lost Film Files:Warner Brothers lost films - 1928

External links

• Rinty of the Desert at IMDb