Adventures of Rusty

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Adventures of Rusty
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Directed byPaul Burnford
Written byAl Martin
Screenplay by Aubrey Wisberg
Produced by Rudolph C. Flothow
Starring Ted Donaldson
Margaret Lindsay
Conrad Nagel
Cinematography L. William O'Connell
Edited by Reginald Browne
Music byMarlin Skiles
Production
company
Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 6, 1945 (1945-09-06)
Running time
67 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Adventures of Rusty is a 1945 drama film, the first in the "Rusty" series of children's films. [1] The series of eight films were made in the 1940s by Columbia Pictures with stories centered on Rusty, a German Shepherd dog. The film is notable for featuring the famous Ace the Wonder Dog as Rusty, the only appearance by Ace in the Rusty films. It was directed by Paul Burnford.

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Plot

Danny Mitchell (Ted Donaldson), a young boy in the American town of Lawtonville, is grieving over the loss of his dog. He is also struggling to adjust to his new stepmother, Ann (Margaret Lindsay), and has a difficult relationship with his father (Conrad Nagel) - causing him to call on Dr. Banning, a psychiatrist (Addison Richards) for assistance. However, Danny befriends Rusty, a ferocious German shepherd who was brought to the United States from Germany during World War II. Having worked a police dog for the Gestapo, however, Rusty is ill-tempered and Danny struggles to train him.

A subplot involves two Nazi saboteurs (Arno Frey and Eddie Parker) who arrive in Lawtonville, attempting to evade the Coast Guard and blow up an installation. They ultimately try to take Rusty by speaking to him in German.

Cast

Conrad Nagel, Ted Donaldson and Margaret Lindsay in Adventures of Rusty Adventures-of-Rusty.jpg
Conrad Nagel, Ted Donaldson and Margaret Lindsay in Adventures of Rusty

Cast notes

The dog portraying Rusty would change over the course of the series, with Flame having the most appearances as the character. Danny's parents would also be portrayed by different actors in almost every installment.

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