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The Lone Defender

Poster for chapter five of the serial
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Produced by Nat Levine
Written by William Presley Burt
Ben Cohen
Harry Fraser
Starring Rin Tin Tin
Walter Miller
June Marlowe
Josef Swickard
Buzz Barton
Lee Shumway
Music by Lee Zahler
Cinematography Benjamin Kline
Editing by Wyndham Gittens
Distributed by Mascot Pictures
Release date(s) 1930
Running time 12 chapters (217 min)
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $40,000 (estimated)
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

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The plot revolves around Rin Tin Tin as "Rinty" and a secret gold mine fought over by the criminal "The Cactus Kid" and the legitimate owners.

Material from this serial was edited into a feature film version and released under the same name in 1934. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Contents

Plot

Prospector Juan Valdez is murdered by The Cactus Kid and his gang in an attempt to discover the location of his gold mine. Prospecting is the physical search for Minerals Fossils precious metals or mineral specimens and is also known as Fossicking. Valdez's dog Rinty witnesses the murder and can also lead the gang to the mine, making him the villain's target throughout the serial. In addition Rinty must help Valdez's daughter Dolores legitimately find and claim the mine while being blamed for the wolf attacking local livestock.

The mysterious figure of Ramon is constantly on hand, overhearing pieces of the villain's conversations. He appears to be another bandit but his actions seem to contradict that.

It is revealed during the course of the serial that Ramon is in fact Marco Roberto, an agent of the Justice Department. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. The Mystery of the Desert
  2. The Fugitive
  3. Jaws of Peril
  4. Trapped
  5. Circle of Death
  6. Surrounded by Law
  7. The Ghost Speaks
  8. The Brink of Destruction
  9. The Avalanche
  10. Fury of the Desert
  11. Cornered
  12. Vindicated!

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Preceded by
The King of the Kongo (1929)		 Mascot Serial
The Lone Defender (1930)		 Succeeded by
The Phantom of the West (1931)
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