The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
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| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | |
| Genre | Children's drama |
|---|---|
| Starring | Lee Aaker James Brown |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Screen Gems |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original airing | October 15, 1954 |
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is a children's television program which aired 166 episodes on ABC from October 1954 until August 1959. It starred child actor Lee Aaker (born 1943) as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid, who was being raised by the soldiers at a cavalry post. He and his German shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin, helped the soldiers to establish order in the American West. Texas-born actor James Brown (1920-1992) appeared in all 166 episodes as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters. The series was produced by Screen Gems.
The character of Rin Tin Tin had appeared in several movies and radio serials since 1922. One of the dogs used in the TV series was the fourth in the bloodline of the original Rin Tin Tin.
Reruns of the show ran on daytime television and on Saturdays on CBS from October 1959 until September 1964. A new set of reruns was shown in 1976, and continued well into the mid-1980s. The original black and white prints were tinted light brown.
An unrelated program—including a German Shepherd—aired in the U.S. as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop. The series was produced in Canada under the name Katts and Dog where the dog was named “Rudy”. When the series was shown in the United States, the name of the dog was dubbed “Rinty” to fit the U.S. title.
The success of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin caused the cancellation of Gene Autry's The Adventures of Champion on CBS, which was replaced on February 10, 1956, by My Friend Flicka. Flicka, starring Johnny Washbrook as Ken McLaughlin, the story of a boy and his horse on a Wyoming ranch, produced thirty-nine episodes through February 1, 1957, when it was discontinued. Like Rin Tin Tin, Flicka rebroadcasts aired for years on all the networks.
Rin Tin Tin guest stars include veteran western film star and singer Roscoe Ates, Ron Hagerthy, who appeared on the Sky King series, and Ed Hinton, who died in an airplane crash at the age of thirty.
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[edit] External links
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin at the Internet Movie Database
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin at TV.com
