Rinty of the Desert

Rinty of the Desert
Theatrical release poster
Directed byD. Ross Lederman
Written byHarvey Gates
James A. Starr (titles)
Story byFrank Steele
StarringRin Tin Tin
CinematographyFrank Kesson
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • April 21, 1928 (1928-04-21)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)
Budget$66,000[1]
Box office$221,000[1]

Rinty of the Desert is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman.[2] While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. This film is presumed to be lost.[3][4][5] According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $164,000 domestically and $57,000 foreign.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Rinty of the Desert". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Rinty of the Desert at SilentEra
  4. ^ "Rinty of the Desert". Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  5. ^ Rinty of the Desert at Lost Film Files:Warner Brothers lost films - 1928