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Rin Tin Tin: Clash of the Wolves / Where the North Begins

Noel M. Smith (Director), Cehster M. Franklin (Director), Rin Tin Tin (Actor), Rated:
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Rin Tin Tin

Collected here are two films starring the original Rin Tin Tin, a German shepherd rescued from a WWI battlefield and brought to America where he became a Hollywood sensation: Clash of the Wolves (1925), restored in 4K and presented with a new musical score, and Where the North Begins (1923), scanned in 2K as part of the Library of Congress’s Silent Film Project

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Filmed in the deserts of California (in what is now the Joshua Tree National Park), Clash of the Wolves marks the cinematic pinnacle of the original Rin Tin Tin, a German shepherd rescued from a World War I battlefield, and brought to America where he became a screen sensation. Rinty stars as Lobo, leader of a pack of wolves hunted by the authorities. Through an act of kindness, prospector Dave Weston (Charles Farrell, 7th Heaven), earns Lobo’s trust. And when a claim-jumper attempts to murder Weston, Lobo performs extraordinary feats to demonstrate the depths of his loyalty. Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2004, Clash of the Wolves is restored in 4K and is presented with a new musical score composed and performed by Ben Model.

Where the North Begins is another action-filled drama of friendship and survival, this one set in the snow-covered mountains of Canada. The film was scanned in 2K as part of the Library of Congress’s Silent Film Project, the goal of which is to borrow, catalog, digitally preserve, and ensure the availability of films for public viewing and research. The film is scored by Jon C. Mirsalis, from whose collection the print was sourced.

Special Features:
• Audio commentary for Clash of the Wolves by film historian Anthony Slide

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 5.31 x 0.47 inches; 5.92 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Noel M. Smith, Cehster M. Franklin
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 21 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ June 20, 2023
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Rin Tin Tin, Charles Farrell, June Marlowe
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Kino Classics
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C25XXQ96
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Fred DiFiore
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't go by the ratings. Do yourself a favor and watch a fun movie!
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023
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I am stunned at the low reviews that the movies got. Several reasons:
What quality do folks expect from a movie that is almost 100 years old and that was created back when they were just developing motion pictures. The film quality may not compete with today's world of CGI, but it is not that bad. It is different and fun to experience what are grandparents watched at the movies back when they were growing up!
If you enjoy or love animals, you can only appreciate what an incredible dog Rin Tin Tin was. Yes, there are some impressive dog movies with some talented dogs (e.g., Air Bud where Bud actually had made over 20,000 hoop shots), but no dog that I know of (and I have had a gaggle of dogs for over 30 years and photographed them professionally for ten), can do the stunts that Rin Tin Tin did. I don't know how they trained a dog to do some of the tricks that stunt people would hesitate doing! There had to be a lot of treats involved...
I watch a movie a night and I didn't think that this movie was the makings for a bad evening! There is a lot of action in the first movie and the plot is better than most of the junk that is cranked out today!
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Chip Kaufmann
4.0 out of 5 stars Rin-Tin-Tin: The Dog That Made Warner Brothers Possible
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
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2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Warner Brothers which today is one of the largest multimedia conglomerates, with the ownership of an incredible back catalog of movies from companies they have outlived (RKO, MGM, United Artists, Allied Artists, just to name a few of the better known ones). But a noble animal first paid their bills, and then turned into the world's first canine superstar. There had been other dog performers before Rin-Tin-Tin such as Jean the Vitagraph dog, Shep the Thanhouser collie, and another German shepherd named Strongheart, but none were to become the worldwide phenomenon that Rinty was.

This Kino Lorber Blu-Ray continues their ongoing partnership with the Library of Congress in restoring and releasing silent movies to home video. It features the first Rin-Tin-Tin vehicle WHERE THE NORTH BEGINS from 1923 and then his very successful later feature CLASH OF THE WOLVES from 1925. It makes for an interesting contrast to see just how much success changed the style of the Rinty movies. Most people prefer the later, flashier CLASH OF THE WOLVES but I found WHERE THE NORTH BEGINS far more engaging. With its smaller budget and no name stars (not to mention the former's irritating comedy relief), NORTH tells its story simply and effectively.

NORTH opens with an introductory title card that gives the back story of Rin-Tin-Tin. He is one of a group of puppies found on a World War I battlefield. A soldier named Lee Duncan kept two puppies, one male the other female, and named them Rin-Tin-Tin and Ninette after two French children's dolls. Ninette died on the way over to America but Rinty thrived and was trained by Duncan for dog shows. Rinty's remarkable ability to carry out a wide variety of commands got him noticed by a Hollywood agent who thought that he would compete well against other dog stars. Rinty was signed to a contract and the rest is history.

The plot of NORTH, inspired by Jack London's CALL OF THE WILD, is one that would be recycled many times in later Rin-Tin-Tin movies. A crate containing a puppy falls off a sled and is found by a pack of wolves. The wolves raise the pup as one of their own, and once it grows up, he becomes their leader. We then meet the human characters: a Canadian trapper, his fiance', and the villainous trading post boss who sends the trapper out to sell furs, only to have him ambushed and left for dead. The trapper is rescued by Rinty, and they form a bond as they make their way back together to the trading post. Rinty exposes the villains, and he and the reunited couple live happily ever after.

In CLASH OF THE WOLVES, Rinty is once again the leader of a wolfpack. Unlike NORTH which uses real wolves, this pack is mostly German shepherds. A fire forces the wolves into a Western town to search for food. Rinty is injured on the way and is nursed back to health by a young Charles Farrell (2 years before 7th HEAVEN) who has discovered large deposits of borax in the vicinity. The town surveyor wants these findings for himself so he ambushes Farrell who is then rescued by Rinty. Together they expose the surveyor and all ends well. Farrell's girlfriend is played by June Marlowe (Miss Crabtree from the OUR GANG series) and the extremely unfunny comic relief is provided by "Heine" Conklin (I kid you not).

Like other releases in this Kino Classics / Library of Congress series, it's pretty much a bare bones affair with only a commentary by film historian Anthony Slide on CLASH OF THE WOLVES, the only bonus feature. Nevertheless, the transfers are excellent and the prints look quite remarkable considering their age. I'm a little surprised that Warner Brothers didn't issue a special 100th anniversary commemorative edition to honor their canine star who made Al Jolson, Jimmy Cagney, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, 3D, and now BARBIE possible but then, most success stories don't want to acknowledge their humble origins.
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Ophelia A.
5.0 out of 5 stars arrived on time and in perfect condition.
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2023
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I enjoyed watching Rin Tin Tin in the "Rockies" I did not realize it is a silent movie.
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The Movie Man
3.0 out of 5 stars The screen's first canine star!
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2023
Rin-Tin-Tin was a German shepherd rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who trained and secured work for him in silent movies. The dog appealed to audiences and his films were so successful that he was cast as a pivotal character in several feature films. Two of them, Clash of the Wolves and Where the North Begins are double-billed in a new Blu-ray release.

In Clash of the Wolves, a forest fire in the mountains drives a wolf pack into the desert, where they prey on cattle and terrorize local residents. The leader of the pack is Lobo (Rin-Tin-Tin), a dog/wolf halfbreed. When the wolves are discovered hunting a steer, a posse tries to shoot them. To protect the pack, Lobo lures the pursuers to chase him instead, and is badly injured in a fall from a cliff into a cactus. A kindly young prospector, Dave Weston (Charles Farrell, 7th Heaven), happens upon the half-dead animal and manages to get it back to his cabin to relieve its suffering. Weston removes the cactus needles, applies antiseptic, and nurses the canine back to health. The dog instincts of the wolf-dog kick in and he and his savior bond.

Weston has discovered borax in the area. His girlfriend, May Barstow (June Marlowe), daughter of a wealthy rancher, is pleased. But the local chemist at the assay office, “Borax” Horton (Pat Hartigan), also has eyes on May and on Weston’s rich claim. He decides to get rid of Weston, jump his claim, and win May in the bargain.

Lobo also has a mate. Nanette is back at the den, caring for their pups and waiting for Lobo to return. Lobo eventually is torn between his attachment to Weston and his natural instincts.

If this were a traditional drama, it wouldn’t be special. What distinguishes it is the canine star of the film. Performing complex stunts integral to the plot and endearing himself to us with his expressive face, he is truly astonishing. Rin-Tin-Tin was the first dog star — pre-dating Lassie by two decades — so such canine exploits had never before been seen by a mass audience. Whether jumping onto bad guys from a high rock, racing away from a posse through treacherous terrain, rolling down a hill, filling a canteen with water from a stream, trying to extricate cactus needles from his paw, crawling when he’s unable to walk, tapping at a window, or jumping over a gap from one mesa to another, he is a truly extraordinary performer.

The human stars, by comparison, are there to move the narrative along, so Rin-Tin-Tin dominates. The photography takes advantage of the picturesque locations, and some compositions are reminiscent of Ansel Adams photographs. The dog has the uncanny ability to elicit empathy from the viewer with a look that suggests he knows what’s going on. We understand exactly what he’s thinking, thanks to his exceptional performance and helpful editing. One visual gag that doesn’t work is a beard placed on Lobo as a disguise. It looks dopey and couldn’t fool a fool. The bit that does work is how skittishly horses behave when Lobo is near, since — beard or no beard — they know he’s part wolf.

In the second film, Where the North Begins, a German shepherd puppy in a crate falls off a sled and is adopted by a pack of wolves in the frozen Great North. A few years later in a fur-trading settlement, we meet Felice McTavish (Claire Adams) and her boyfriend, trapper Gabrielle Dupree (Walter McGrail). Shady settlement boss Shad Galloway (Pat Hartigan) also has his eyes on Felice. He offers Gabrielle the rich sum of $500 to bring furs through the dangerous Caribou Pass. Gabrielle tells Felice they can marry and start a comfortable life together with that money, but Galloway has other plans. He orders his servant known as The Fox (Charles Stevens) to ambush Gabrielle in the wilderness.

The Fox obeys and leaves Gabrielle for dead, but the hardy trapper is unconscious. Badly wounded and likely to freeze to death in the snow, Gabrielle is instead discovered by the dog taken in years earlier by the wolves. The dog manages to get Gabrielle to a cabin, where he recovers, the two bond, and the dog accompanies the man as he heads home. Learning that Gabrielle is still alive, Galloway orders The Fox to finish the job. Only now, the hunter has a fearsome protector by his side.

Not as satisfying as Clash of the Wolves, Where the North Begins is pure melodrama. The dog is largely absent from the screen for far too long and the stunts are not at all as impressive as in the first movie. Driven more by sentiment than by a gripping script, the picture spends too much time with its human actors and not enough with its canine star. A chase at the end perks things up, but there are too many dull stretches. At a mere 73 minutes, the film seems longer.

Both films are silent with English intertitles. Musical scores in stereo accompany each film. Clash of the Wolves has an organ score composed and conducted by Ben Model. Where the North Begins has music composed and performed by Jon C. Marsalis.

The only bonus material on the unrated Blu-ray release from Kino-Lorber is a commentary by film historian Anthony Slide for Clash of the Wolves. Picture quality is not up to Blu-ray standards, likely because of the age of the films. Scratches, dirt specks, and other visual imperfections run through both films.

Rin-Tin-Tin ushered in a new kind of film — a drama focusing on an animal star rather than a human being. The formula proved successful and led to the M-G-M series of Lassie films and countless animated pictures. CGI has even made the impossible possible in such films as Life of Pi. Direct descendants of Rin-Tin-Tin, along with several unrelated dogs, were featured in the TV series The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin (1954-1959), about the dog and a young boy living on a U.S, cavalry post in frontier times.
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