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The Lone Defender, 1930

A dog stands guard over a fallen woman.

What

A 1930 Mascot Pictures one-sheet for The Lone Defender, an American serial, printed by the Morgan Litho Co.

Why

Richard Thorpe directed it, Mascot's first all-sound serial and Rin Tin Tin's first there after Warner Bros. dropped him.

Notice

The sheet sells a single chapter, reading "SERIAL IN TWELVE STIRRING CHAPTERS" above "Episode 2 'The FUGITIVE'".

“Chapter two of twelve”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
The Lone Defender (1930), dir. Richard Thorpe
Country / studio
United States · Mascot Pictures
Printer / stone
Morgan Litho Co.
Format
One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
Poster published
U.S. one-sheet, colour lithograph, 1930
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.

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