Rex, also known as Rex the Wonder Horse and King of the Wild Horses, was a 16 hands Morgan stallion who starred in films and film serials in the 1920s and 30s. His trainer was Jack "Swede" Lindell, who found him in a boy's school in Flagstaff, Arizona. He found that Rex had the unusual behaviour of trying to bite a whip when it was cracked. Lindell encouraged this and would often stand behind the camera to get a dramatic shot on film.
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- Rex, also known as Rex the Wonder Horse and King of the Wild Horses, was a 16 hands Morgan stallion who starred in films and film serials in the 1920s and 30s. His trainer was Jack "Swede" Lindell, who found him in a boy's school in Flagstaff, Arizona. He found that Rex had the unusual behaviour of trying to bite a whip when it was cracked. Lindell encouraged this and would often stand behind the camera to get a dramatic shot on film. Lindell never left Rex alone on set unless he was locked in his own trailer. During filming of The Law of the Wild Rex made a commotion on set. When he charged the camera (with Lindell behind it) as intended he did not stop when Lindell gave the signal to do so (by holding his whip in both hands). He reared, knocking over several reflectors and causing the cast and crew to scatter for cover. Rex chased one actor, Ernie Adams, who attempted to hide under a car. Rex dropped to his knees and attempted to bite Adams with his head thrust sideways underneath the car. Lindell managed to call Rex off by simply cracking the whip, after which the horse calmly walked over to him. When William Witney, working as an assistant director on the serial, made Stranger at My Door he described the event to trainer Glen Randall and the scene was recreated for that movie.
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- Rex, also known as Rex the Wonder Horse and King of the Wild Horses, was a 16 hands Morgan stallion who starred in films and film serials in the 1920s and 30s. His trainer was Jack "Swede" Lindell, who found him in a boy's school in Flagstaff, Arizona. He found that Rex had the unusual behaviour of trying to bite a whip when it was cracked. Lindell encouraged this and would often stand behind the camera to get a dramatic shot on film.
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