A Warner Brothers Pictures Release
February 1926 - 7 Reels
Directed by Herman C. Raymaker

FEATURED CAST
Rin-Tin-Tin
John Harron
June Marlowe (as Mrs. John Martin)
with
Gayne Whitman

Although it had been done before, as in "Rescued From An Eagle's Nest" (1908) and "The Silent Call" (a 1921 Strongheart The Dog film), The Night Cry was lauded as the best dog film to date.  Children and parents alike were enthralled at the adventure story of a wrongfully accused family pet and the carrying off of a baby by a giant condor.

While all of this may seem tame in today's era of technical effects and big-time action films, remember that the time in which these films were shown was before the advent of television and computer games.  The Night Cry was the top Saturday Matinee feature of the day, bar none. June's part was that of the aforementioned baby's mother.  Her character endured everything from the fear of losing the family pet to a knock-down drag-out  fight with the villain, culminating in a race to a distant mountain in an attempt to save her child from the clutches of a condor.  Whew!

Some film notes:
:: The working titles for the film were in turn The Fighting Chance and The Night Call.
:: The "trained" condor's name was "Bozo" and was the only condor in captivity at the time.
:: Variety said "This is an out and out thrill picture with a dog star." and "..June Marlowe handles (her) role nicely."
:: The New York Times noted "This picture...is one of the best dog stories produced for the screen.."
:: June appeared at her old high school to attend a play (and promote the film).  A movie was made of the event and was included in newsreels which played about the country.
:: A novel The Night Cry, A Story Of A Nevada Sheep Ranch was released at the time of the film, written by Ewart Adamson, who had adapted the screenplay from a story by Paul Klein.

As big as this film was for June, it was her next release which was her most prestigious.

Lantern slide at top of page courtesy of Dan Condon.
Thanks to Scott Johnson for his research on this film.

This film is usually available through Grapevine Video (http://www.grapevinevideo.com/).