The Million Dollar Collar

The Million Dollar Collar
Directed by	D. Ross Lederman
Written by	James A. Starr (titles)
Screenplay by	Robert Lord
Story by	Robert Lord
Starring	Rin Tin Tin
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 9, 1929 (1929-02-09)(limited)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) (English Intertitles)
Budget	$62,000 [1]
Box office	$312,000 [1]

The Million Dollar Collar is a 1929 American sound part-talkie crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. ^[2] In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. The film is in unknown status which suggests that it may be lost. ^{[3] [4]} According to Warner Bros. records, this film, which cost $62,000 to make, earned $222,000 domestically and $90,000 foreign. ^[1]

Cast

• Rin Tin Tin as Rinty, a dog
• Matty Kemp as Bill Holmes
• Evelyn Pierce as Mary French
• Philo McCullough as Joe French
• Tom Dugan as Ed Mack
• Allan Cavan as Chief
• Grover Ligon as Scar

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. 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 7 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
2. Sandra Brennan (2014). "The Million Dollar Collar". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
3. The Million Dollar Collar at silentera.com
4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Million Dollar Collar

External links

• The Million Dollar Collar at IMDb