A Dog of the Regiment is a 1927 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 Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. This film is presumed lost.[3][4][5] According to Warner Bros records the film earned $188,000 domestic and $59,000 foreign.[1]
| A Dog of the Regiment | |
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| Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
| Written by | Charles R. Condon |
| Story by | Albert S. Howson |
| Starring | Dorothy Gulliver |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
| Budget | $76,000[1] |
| Box office | $247,000[1] |
Plot edit
Based on a story by Albert S. Howson, the film traces the life of Rin-Tin-Tin "from the time he was a puppy to the time when he fell into the hands of an American, fighting in France."[6] The American is an flyer whose plane went down behind German lines.[6]
Cast edit
- Dorothy Gulliver as Marie von Waldorf
- Rin Tin Tin as Rinty
- Tom Gallery as Richard Harrison
- Hans Joby as Eric von Hager (as John Peters)
References edit
- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2014). "A Dog of the Regiment". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ A Dog of the Regiment at SilentEra
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..A Dog of the Regiment
- ^ A Dog of the Regiment at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:..lost Warner Bros. films - for 1927 Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "'A Dog of the Regiment' - with Rin-Tin-Tin". Harrison's Reports. November 5, 1927. p. 178. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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