Trailing the Killer

Trailing the Killer (1932) is a western, adventure film directed by Herman C. Raymaker rated 7.0/10.

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. 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 eaten by one mean mountain lion. Rin-Tin-Tin he ain't, but then who was?

Cast

Francis McDonald

Pierre LaPlant (as Francis MacDonald)

Heinie Conklin

Windy

Joe De La Cruz

Pedro (as Jose De La Cruz)

Pedro Regas

Manuel (as Peter Rigas)

Tom London

Sheriff