''Tracked by the Police'' is a 1927 silent film produced and distributed by the

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with a story written by

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. It stars dog actor

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. Ray Enright directed with 'Rinty's' costars being Jason Robards, Sr. and

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. The film may have had a

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sound effects/music track that is now lost. The film is preserved at the

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Cast

as Satan * Jason Robards, Sr. as Bob Owen *

as Marcella Bradley *

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as "Sandy" Sturgeon *Nanette the Dog as Satan's girlfriend *Dave Morris as "Wyoming" Willie *

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as "Bull" Storm *Wilfrid North as Tom Bradley *Ben Walker as Crook

Preservation status

Prints of ''Tracked by the Police'' are held by

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and the

.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p.187 American Film Institute (1978)

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synopsis; allmovie.comlobby poster
Wayback Machine)
2nd lobby posterFull movie at Internet Archive
1927 films American silent feature films Films directed by Ray Enright Films based on short fiction 1927 adventure films American adventure films American black-and-white films Surviving American silent films Rin Tin Tin Silent adventure films 1920s American films {{silent-adventure-film-stub

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Preservation status

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