Trailing the Killer 92 years old

Trailing the Killer

While the original title, "Trailing the Killer" isn't a misnomer, it was a bit misleading since the "trailer" is a dog named Caesar Caesar the Dog) and the killer is a mountain lion, aka as a cougar or puma the narrator was quick to point out. But the makers also pointed out that Caesar "is the most intelligent dog actor since Rin-Tin-Tin" which probably lured a few Rin-Tin-Tin fans with a show-me attitude. Caesar prowls around the woods of the Northwest, dispatches a rattlesnake, visits his she-wolf mate and their pups, pauses to watch the dainty habits of a raccoon personally washing every morsel of food before eating it---and that raccoon had enough food to use up several minutes of running time---and then saves sheepherder Pierre (Francis McDonald)) from getting et up by one mean mountain lion. Rin-Tin-Tin he ain't, but then who was? Commonwealth...

Credits

Trailing the Killer Cast

Name Character
Francis McDonald He was 41, 77 years old when he died as Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)
Pedro Regas He was 35, 77 years old when he died as Manuel (as Peter Rigas)
Tom London He was 43, 74 years old when he died as Sheriff

Trailing the Killer Crew

Name Department
B.F. Zeidman as Producer. Production
Herman C. Raymaker as Director. He was 39 (51) years old when He died Directing
Pliny Goodfriend as Director of Photography. Camera
Oscar Potoker as Music. He was 52 (now 144) years old Sound
Louis Rantz as Production Manager. Production
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Trailing the Killer (92 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, October 16, 1932
  • Runtime: 64 minutes