Hills of Kentucky

February. 19,1927 NR

Rating：

5.9

Genre：

Drama Action

Keywords：

Dog Hero

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Adapted from Dorothy Yost's story, "The Untamed Heart"

Rin-Tin-Tin as The Grey Ghost

Jason Robards Sr. as Steve Harley

Dorothy Dwan as Janet

Tom Santschi as Ben Harley

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Reviews

KnotMissPriceless

1927/02/19

Why so much hype?

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Wordiezett

1927/02/20

So much average

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Dirtylogy

1927/02/21

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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Ginger

1927/02/22

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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JohnHowardReid

1927/02/23

Another tremendous boxoffice draw of the 1920s was a canine star named Rin-Tin-Tin. Back in my day, every Kodascope Library carried at least five or six Rinty features - all of them so popular that by the mid-30s, the original tinted prints had all worn out and Kodak had replaced the lot with washed-out black-and-white dupes, complete with hosts of railroad lines. One such dupe now available on DVD is Hills of Kentucky (1927), one of Rinty's most popular pictures - and you can see why! It's absolutely crammed full of action, and that dog is really amazing! Director Howard Bretherton does equally well with his human characters, particularly Tom Santschi who plays the villain to perfection and Billy Kent Schaefer who avoids any hint of mawkishness as the crippled little boy - one of the most convincing displays of real acting I've ever seen from a juvenile. This movie is available on a quite watchable 6/10 DVD from Grapevine. Not great, but watchable!

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