The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Seen it?1935 | 229 min | Adventure, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for animal lovers and anyone with a bit of wanderlust. An animal steals a fair few scenes. If you loved PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Big, sprawling and full of spectacle, at 3 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 49 min.
- Made in 1935: an older pace and style.
- Probably not for a grown-ups-only night in.
A 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is brought from the island of Sujan, where he is worshiped as a God-Horse, to the U.S. to be trained as a polo pony. He escapes, meets Rinty and with the help of Frank Bradley is returned to Sujan. The natives have been persuaded to turn against their God-Horse, however he is rescued just in time before he is burned as a sacrifice.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ford Beebe, B. Reeves Eason
- RexRex, The King of Wild Horses
- Rin-Tin-Tin Jr.Rinty
- Kane RichmondFrank Bradley
- Norma TaylorDorothy Bruce
- Mischa AuerTanaga
- Smiley BurnetteJensen
- Harry WoodsCrawford
- Pedro RegasPasha
- Hooper AtchleyDebor
- Wheeler OakmanWheeler