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Dynamite The Dog
Dynamite the Dog was a canine actor who starred in several Universal films in the late 1920s and early 1930s. According to some reports, he was a police dog. It is unknown what became of him after his last credited role in 1930's ''The Indians Are Coming''. Selected filmography * '' Wolf's Trail'' (1927) * '' Fangs of Destiny'' (1927) * ''The Call of the Heart'' (1928) * '' The Four-Footed Ranger'' (1928) * ''The Hound of Silver Creek'' (1928) * ''The Indians Are Coming ''The Indians Are Coming'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Universal movie serial based on ''The Great West That Was'' by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The serial was the first "all-talking" (complete sound rather than a silent movie with occasion ...'' (1930) References External links * {{Authority control Dog actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indians Are Coming
''The Indians Are Coming'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Universal movie serial based on ''The Great West That Was'' by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The serial was the first "all-talking" (complete sound rather than a silent movie with occasional sound sections) film of its kind. It played at The Roxy Theatre and was responsible for saving the film serial format into the sound era. Plot Jack Manning (Tim McCoy) arrives in town from Gold Creek, California. He brings a message from George Woods (Francis Ford) to George's brother Tom Woods (Francis Ford in a dual role), and his niece Mary (Allene Ray), informing them he has struck gold and asking them to travel to California via a wagon train to be with him. Jack and Mary fall in love much to the displeasure of Rance Carter (Wilbur McGaugh), who has a yen for Mary himself. Carter causes the local Indians to go on the warpath in an attempt to break up Jack and Mary's wedding plans. Cast * Tim McCoy as Jack Manning * Allene Ray as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf's Trail
''Wolf's Trail'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and starring Edmund Cobb, Dixie Lamont and Joseph Bennett.Langman, p. 520 Synopsis A Texas Ranger battles against smugglers on the Mexico border. He goes undercover to round up the gang. Cast * Edmund Cobb as Captain Tom Grant * Dixie Lamont as Jane Drew * Edwin Terry as Simeon Kraft * Joseph Bennett as Bert Farrel * Dynamite the Dog Dynamite the Dog was a canine actor who starred in several Universal films in the late 1920s and early 1930s. According to some reports, he was a police dog. It is unknown what became of him after his last credited role in 1930's ''The Indians Ar ... as Dynamite References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Francis Ford Universal Pictures films Silent American Western (genre) films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangs Of Destiny
''Fangs of Destiny'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and written by George Morgan and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Dynamite the Dog, Edmund Cobb, Betty Caldwell, George Periolat, Carl Sepulveda and Al Ferguson. The film was released on December 4, 1927, by Universal Pictures. Cast * Dynamite the Dog as Dynamite * Edmund Cobb as Jerry Matthews * Betty Caldwell as Rose Shelby * George Periolat as Colonel Shelby * Carl Sepulveda as Hank Mitchell * Al Ferguson Al Ferguson (19 April 1888 – 4 December 1971) was an Irish-born American film actor. Born in County Wexford, Ireland, he appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956. Billed as Smoke Ferguson, by 1912 he was making Westerns for Selig ... as Thomas Shields * Joan Hathaway as Sally Ann * Brick Cannon as Sheriff Canby References External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Stuart Paton American black-and-whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Of The Heart
''The Call of the Heart'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and written by Basil Dickey and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Dynamite the Dog, Joan Alden, Edmund Cobb, William Steele, Maurice Murphy and George Plues. The film was released on January 29, 1928, by Universal Pictures. Cast * Dynamite the Dog as Dynamite * Joan Alden as Molly O'Day * Edmund Cobb as Jerry Wilson * William Steele as Dave Crenshaw * Maurice Murphy as Josh O'Day * George Plues as Henchman * Frank Baker John Franklin "Home Run" Baker (March 13, 1886 – June 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Althoug ... as Henchman * Owen Train as Henchman References External links * 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Francis Ford American black-and-white films Silent America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four-Footed Ranger
''The Four-Footed Ranger'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and written by Cromwell Kent, Paul M. Bryan and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Dynamite the Dog, Edmund Cobb, Margerie Bonner, Pearl Sindelar, Francis Ford and Patrick Rooney. The film was released on March 25, 1928, by Universal Pictures. Cast * Dynamite the Dog as Dynamite * Edmund Cobb as Jack Dunne * Margerie Bonner as Katy Pearl Lee * Pearl Sindelar Pearl Sindelar (born Pearl Evelyn Tinker; February 5, 1881 – July 9, 1958) was an American silent film actress. Early life and education Pearl Evelyn Tinker was from Virginia City, Nevada, the daughter of William Wallace Tinker and Mollie Mc ... as Mary Doolittle * Francis Ford as Brom Hockley * Patrick Rooney as Bull Becker * Frank Clark as Handsome Thomas * Carl Sepulveda as Jake * Lee Lin as Cook References External links * 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hound Of Silver Creek
''The Hound of Silver Creek'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Stuart Paton, and written by Paul M. Bryan and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Dynamite the Dog, Edmund Cobb, Gloria Grey, Gladden James, Billy "Red" Jones, and Frank Rice. The film was released on May 20, 1928, by Universal Pictures. Cast * Dynamite the Dog as Dynamite * Edmund Cobb as Jack Brooks * Gloria Grey as Molly White *Gladden James Gladden James (February 26, 1888 – August 28, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1911 and 1946. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio and died in Hollywood, California, from leukemia. Family In 1914 he ... as Marvin Henley *Billy "Red" Jones as Spots Lawton * Frank Rice as Slim Terwilliger * Frank Clark as John Lawton References External links * 1928 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1928 drama films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Stuart Paton American sile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
