The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin TV show was a 30 minute action series on ABC about a young boy named Rusty and a German Shepherd puppy named Rin Tin Tin who were rescued by soldiers after an Indian attack on their wagon train. Everyone else was killed in the attack including Rusty’s parents. The soldiers kept Rusty and Rin Tin Tin on at their fort where they helped the soldiers bring law and order to the old West.

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Episode 3: Rin Tin Tin in the Flaming Forest

A trapper living near the fort has a wife and son living back east. When his wife dies, his son comes to the fort to be with his father. But the boy doesn’t like Rusty.

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin showcasted one of television’s earliest canine heroes who left big paw prints for his descendants to follow. Rin Tin Tin was the only dog in Los Angeles to be listed in the telephone directory. Lee Duncan, his owner and trainer, sais, “Rinty was very close to his great… More grandfather,” the original Rin Tin Tin, who appeared in many popular motion pictures of the 1930s and the 1940s, and was for a time the highest paid performer (Actor?) in films.
The first episode of this canine crime fighter series commenced when the U.S. Cavalry came upon a wagon train that had been attacked by Apache Indians. The only survivors were a young boy named Rusty and his German shepherd he called Rin Tin Tin. The Cavalry took the boy and his dog to Fort Apache in Arizona, where Lt. Ripley “Rip” Masters made Rusty a Corporal so he could stay on at the fort.

Cast and Crew:

* Rin Tin Tin II – Rin Tin Tin
* Lee Aaker – Rusty
* James Brown – Lt. Ripley ‘Rip’ Masters
* Joe Sawyer – Sgt. Biff O’Hara

# Writers: Lee Berg

# Director: Earl Bellamy

Production Company: Screen Gems
Original Air Date: 1954
Audio & Video: Mono – Black and White ( dvd version colorized )

Additional details in: IMDB

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