''The Million Dollar Collar'' is a 1929 American

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directed by D. Ross Lederman. It was a part-talkie released in

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with music and sound effects. The film is in unknown status which suggests that it may be

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.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Million Dollar Collar''
/ref> According to Warner Bros records the film earned $222,000 domestically and $90,000 foreign.

Cast

Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin (September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd born in Flirey, France, who became an international star in motion pictures. He was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, L ...

as Rinty, a dog *

Matty Kemp Matty Kemp (September 10, 1907 – December 12, 1999) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1943. After retiring from acting, Kemp produced many musical short films. In 1954, he contributed the story ...

as Bill Holmes *

Evelyn Pierce Evelyn PeirceSometimes misspelled as Evelyn Pierce (February 5, 1907 – August 9, 1960) was an American film actress during the silent film era, and into the 1930s. Biography Peirce was born in Del Rio, Texas, and moved to Hollywood as a prof ...

as Mary French *

Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ...

as Joe French * Tom Dugan as Ed Mack *

Allan Cavan Allan Cavan (March 25, 1880 – January 19, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941. Cavan was the son of Mrs. Averila Cavan, and he had a brother, Carl. He began working on films with Sam Goldwyn S ...

as Chief * Grover Ligon as Scar

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* * 1929 films 1929 crime films American crime films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by D. Ross Lederman Rin Tin Tin Films with screenplays by Robert Lord (screenwriter) Warner Bros. films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub