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ELMO TRF/16MM ADVENTURES OF A BORDER PATROL OFFICER/RANGER AND HIS TRUSTY DOG TRY TO CATCH VILLAIN, GOOD JUMP CUTS IN BEGINNING ;Starring Rin-Tin-Tin Junior, Regis Toomey, Jack Mulhall, Molly O'Day, Jack Mower ;Estb large house, sign: School For Girls. Young woman packing trunk friends watch, school mistress gives her a book, girls laugh ;Pan forest & mtns. Cabin. Dog sniffing, picking flowers, brings man a bouquet, dog sitting attentively, dog barks, brings a pail; Man puts portrait on table, dog licks it. Man leaves cabin, another ranger joins him with bad news (reaction: 'Aw, shut-up') ;Ranger writing a note - could be writing a ticket. Wanted Poster (El Zorro). Villain and henchmen, hand points at map ;Rangers on horseback. Villains flee, chase scene, ranger jumps onto truck, driver jumps out of moving vehicle, ranger climbs in ;Ranger pounces on henchmen, men struggle in dirt, ranger overpowers man & puts his hat back on for him. Ranger finds map ;Villain watches rangers from hiding place. Woman arrives in town, old fellow greets her, woman reads note, drives to cabin ;Dog gives her key, villain watches from behind tree. Dog growls at door, villain enters cabin, points gun at woman, dog bites him ;Villain hits dog, woman screams, dog is knocked out, woman attacks villain, villain shoots her, man on horse startled by shot ;Woman dying, dog playing dead, villain steals car, dog chases car, old man listens to womans dying words, ranger returns ;Old man shows ranger dead woman. Dog limps back to cabin, ranger scolds dog, dog limps away, ranger reads telegram, dog limping ;The best part of this movie is all the times you can almost hear a chorus of kids voices saying 'Aw!' Ranger talking to ex-ranger (the main character), dog groveling, sad man looking at portrait, dog startles him, he shoos dog away ;CU map, man peeking out from behind tree, dog walking thru brush, men guarding gate of Pine Cone Lodge, horses outside lodge ;Villains in tastefully decorated hide-out, nice Southwest theme, talking while polishing guns ; Highly amusing but mostly because of the soundtrack - drunken hunters drive up to gate & are turned away... ; Revelation - the owner has been coerced into letting villains stay at the lodge. Great estb Rin-Tin-Tin. Bob gives the password ;Dog slinks toward gate, guards shoo him away. Ex-ranger introduces himself to villains, wants to join their crew ;Man reading newspaper turns on radio. Guards throw rock at dog ('Aw!'), henchman shows Bob to his room; Henchman breaks into womans cabin, Bob comes in & fights him, meanwhile, dog jumps over fence, other henchmen break up fight ;Bob goes back to his cabin, puts gun under pillow & lies down, henchman comes in to chat, Bob pulls gun on him; Undercover agent takes secret message out of bullet, they confide in each other (Bob looks like a male version of Emily Watson) ;Beaten exhausted henchman lies down on couch. Owner and his grown daughter having coffee, Bob visits, love story brewing ;This whole time the dog has been snooping around...Bob meets with villain, men chase dog & corner him ;Classic shot of man singing with booze in hand. Men capture dog. Villain tries to figure out who dog belongs to ;Men drag dog away, men beating dog with a club ('Aw!'), Bob interferes, fist fight, man whispers in villains ear ;Henchmen learn Bob is a phoney, threaten to shoot the dog ('Aw!'), good CU hand aiming gun, Bob cracks, dog tied up in barn ;Men put Bob in cabin at gunpoint, dog frees itself. Bob however is tied to a chair, dog digging its way out of barn ;DX for NX truck drives away, dog escapes from barn. Henchmen lock owner & daughter in closet, undercover agent arrests them; Dog barks at door, tries to open door. Ranger on horseback shoots at truck, rangers arrest driver. Dog jumps thru window ;Dog frees Bob, he and the dog pounce on villain as he enters the room, dog snarling, men fighting, El Zorro loses his disguise ;As if we couldn't tell,'El Zorro' is a white guy with a bad disguise and an abysmal fake Mexican accent. Villain watches fight, aims gun, dog jumps over camera, dog attacks man. Villain runs away but dog catches him. CU dog snarling ;Dog attacking man. Truck busts thru gate, ranger on truck fires at henchman, Bob pulls dog off villain, rangers take him away ;Joyful reunion of Bob & dog. Dog poses on boulder in scenic location. Man & woman looking out window & smiling ;The last bit of dialogue doesn't make much sense, given what kind of movie this is. The End ;