Tuffy

Tuffy


in Faith, South Dakota, USA
Tuffy was born in 1930 in a hole in a haystack in the Cheyenne Indian Reservation on what they called Red Coat Creek, near Faith, South Dakota. A chance meeting between his Cowboy-owner Ger Orvedahl and veteran actor Tully Marshall led to parts for Tuffy in the 1930s. After seeing Tuffy in "Nevada" and "Drift Fence", producer Walter Wanger had a part for a dog added to the script of "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine", written specially for Tuffy.

Movies for Tuffy...

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Title: Daredevils of the Red Circle
Character: Tuffie (as Tuffie the Dog)
Released: June 10, 1939
Type: Movie
Escaped Prisoner 39013 impersonates the rich and influential Horace Granville, allowing him to create a variety of disasters. Fortunately, he is thwarted repeatedly by three daring circus daredevils.
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Hawk of the Wilderness
Title: Hawk of the Wilderness
Character: Tawnee
Released: December 3, 1938
Type: Movie
An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy, from a volcano that is about to erupt.
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Phantom Gold
Title: Phantom Gold
Character: Tuffy, Buddy's Dog
Released: August 30, 1938
Type: Movie
A salted gold mine proves to be troublesome for a ghost town.
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Pioneer Trail
Title: Pioneer Trail
Character: Tuffy - Breezy's dog
Released: July 15, 1938
Type: Movie
Heading up the Chisholm Trail with a small herd and just a few men, Breezy has his cattle rustled by Curley and his gang. Returning to Texas, Breezy convinces the ranchers to send their cattle north in one big herd guarded by a lot of men. Outnumbered, Curley has a plan to get the cattle.
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Stagecoach Days
Title: Stagecoach Days
Character: Breezy's Dog Tuffy
Released: June 19, 1938
Type: Movie
Western featuring a thrilling stagecoach race.
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Rolling Caravans
Title: Rolling Caravans
Character: Tuffy - Rankin's dog
Released: March 7, 1938
Type: Movie
The strip is being opened to settlers and as everyone heads for the starting line, Thad and his outlaw gang are ready. Learning Rankin has a treasure map, Thad steals it. When Breezy attempts to recover the map he is captured by Thad. With Breezy tied up, Thad heads out to claim the treasure plot.
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The Mighty Treve
Title: The Mighty Treve
Character: Treve
Released: January 17, 1937
Type: Movie
Story of a dog that is fanatically devoted to its master.
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Title: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Character: The Dog
Released: March 13, 1936
Type: Movie
A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.