Dog Hero Movies

From James Oliver Curwood's novel about a wolfdog.

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

Just out of jail and vowing to go straight, former jewel thief Boston Blackie, undertakes the reformation of a pretty blonde who has stolen a...

Sergeant Ken Strange, of the Canadian Mounted Police, and his dog, King, are on the trial of the murderer.

Lightning the German Shepherd dog stars in this wilderness melodrama.

Rinty rescues heroine June and hero Pat from all manner of desert dangers, both natural and man-made. The film's high point of tension finds the...

Canine star Rin Tin Tin makes his all-talking (all-barking?) debut in Warner Bros.' Frozen River. In characteristic fashion, Rinty braves the...

A suspense thriller with Lightning the Dog hunting down crooks.

Brawn, played by Strongheart, rescues a young woman from a snowstorm and a human killer.

Molly White, the new schoolmistress at Silver Creek, makes the acquaintance of Jack Brooks, a wealthy eastern sportsman, when his pedigreed police...

Minor silent Western from 1925

Fangs of Wolfheart is a silent Western

Silent western starring Wolfheart the dog. A band of settlers on the Oregon Trail is attacked by outlaws, who steal their horses. The horses are...

Bill Holmes rescues Rinty from a car wreck not realizing that there is a stolen $50,000 diamond necklace hidden in the dog's collar.

Gary and his dog Pal are having fun working on make-believe crime cases, though Gary's father, a city detective, disapproves. Gary and Pal soon find...

"Fearless" the dog saves the day in this silent short.

The simple story of a heroic dog that saves the day appealed to audiences (especially with a well-trained animal as attractive and energetic as...

A silent short film.

There's a pearl thief on the loose, but Fearless the Dog is sure to sniff them out. He still makes time for his one true love Tricksy though. Fifth...

A short film about a man who rescues a wounded dog from the battlefields of WWI and brings him home to America.