Posts from ethanedwards in thread „The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954-1959)“

Quote from ringo kid

I have just bought rin tin tin in colour vol 1.the colour is good quailty.rin tin tin never looked so good in colour or the fort apache location in corriganville.

And here's our link to
Corriganville Movie Ranch- Posts 9 & 10

Quote from chester7777

Keith,
This may have been answered in one of your previous threads that I have forgotten or missed, but were all these childrens TV Cowboy shows that we here in the US grew up on in the 50's and 60's also being shown at the same time in Great Britain?

Chester

No Jim, not mentioned before
Indeed they were on TV here, and along with Duke's early
movies at the Saturday matinees, very much part of our childhood.
I have included this one along with the other's
as they were extremely popular, often eclipsing
the adult shows.
As some of us were all young at that time, I am sure
they were all watched by most of our mature members

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is an American children's television program,
which originally aired in 166 episodes on ABC from October 1954 until August 1959.
It starred child actor Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid,
who was being raised by the soldiers at a US Cavalry post known in the series as Fort Apache.
He and his German shepherd dog, Rin Tin Tin, helped the soldiers to establish order in the American West.
Texas-born actor James Brown appeared in every episode as Lieutenant Ripley "Rip" Masters
. Co-stars included veteran actor Joe Sawyer and actor Rand Brooks from Gone with the Wind fame.

Had to profile this series for two reasons.
Firstly it was a great childrens series and so popluar,
that even a Gene Autry series had to be cancelled to make way
for the airing of the show.
Rin Tin Tin was a true TV western legend.

Secondly, it was filmed on the set of
John Ford's, Fort Apache!
Not many folks know that!!

The article below sums up I suppose all our feelings,
they sure were innocent times!

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A More Innocent Time, 11 June 2005
Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

Back in the day when I was in my single digit years, Rin Tin Tin made his television debut in a series about an orphan kid and the German shepherd puppy found by Cavalry as the only survivors of a wagon train massacre. It was a great TV kid's show and still running in syndication someplace in the world.

We never knew what Rusty's last name was. Lee Aaker played the boy who I thought was lucky at the time to live and grow up on an army post in territorial Arizona. What a great childhood.

Aaker was supported by a good group of movie professionals like James Brown, Joe Sawyer, and Rand Brooks. But it was the boy and the dog and like the previous reviewer, I can still hear the cry of Yo Rinty when Rusty sicced him on a bad guy.

I still remember the episode where Rusty saw the legendary White Buffalo and there were two episodes in which a British colonel and his batman came over from India and later the Fort Apache regulars go over there to deal with real Indians.

Shows for a more innocent time.

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Plot Summary
Rust was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin
were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache AZ and helped
establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.
Written by Ed Stephan

Series Cast
Lee Aaker ... Rusty (162 episodes, 1954-1959)
James Brown ... Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters / ... (162 episodes, 1954-1959)
Flame Jr. ... Rin Tin Tin / ... (143 episodes, 1954-1959)
Joe Sawyer ... Sgt. Biff O'Hara / ... (14 episodes, 1954-1959)
Rin Tin Tin II ... Rin Tin Tin (13 episodes, 1954-1955)
William Forrest ... Major Swanson / ... (10 episodes, 1954-1957)
1954-1957)
And many others, notably:-
William Fawcett ... Captain Longey / ... (6 episodes, 1954-1957)
Leo Gordon ... Charlie / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1956)
Monte Blue ... Buffalo Horn / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)

Series Directed
William Beaudine (19 episodes, 1957-1959)
Robert G. Walker (7 episodes, 1954-1958)
And others.....

Series Produced
Herbert B. Leonard

Series Writing Credits
Douglas Heyes, Roy Erwin
Lee Berg, Hugh King

Trivia
The series was shot on the set of the John Ford western Fort Apache (1948)

The success of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin caused the cancellation of Gene Autry's The Adventures of Champion on CBS, which was replaced on February 10, 1956, by My Friend Flicka.

Filming Locations
Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
Chatsworth Reservoir, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
Melody Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA