Where the North Begins

1923 FamilyAction 60 minutes Directed by Chester M. Franklin

About Where the North Begins

A German Shepherd puppy is raised by a wolf pack in the north. Years later he saves a fur trapper and starts to prefer the man to the pack. Rin Tin Tin plays the dog. Claire Adams, Fred Huntley, and Walter McGrail are billed. It is Rin Tin Tin's third film.

Cast & crew

More about Where the North Begins

Chester M. Franklin directed. Lee Duncan and Millard Webb are among the writers. Harry Rapf produced it. Lewis Milestone edited it. Warner Bros. released it. Wikidata dates a release of 1 July 1923 and times it at 60 minutes. Pat Hartigan, Myrtle Owen, and Charles Stevens are billed. The film survives. It entered the U.S. public domain on 1 January 2019 with the other remaining 1923 works. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Themes

  • A puppy in a wolf pack
  • A trapper saved
  • A dog who changes packs
  • Rin Tin Tin
  • wolf pack
  • trapper
  • Warner Bros.
  • Chester Franklin

Preservation

The film survives and entered the U.S. public domain on 1 January 2019. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • Duncan, Rin Tin Tin's owner, is a writer on the picture.
  • The puppy is taken by the pack. The later choice is the trapper.
  • Later dates on Wikidata include June 1924 and 16 November 1924.

Scenes

  • The grown dog pulls the trapper out of danger and stays with him.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Where the North Begins)