Rusty Saves a Life

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Rusty Saves a Life
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Directed by Seymour Friedman
Written by Brenda Weisberg
Al Martin
Produced by Wallace MacDonald
Starring Ted Donaldson
Gloria Henry
Stephen Dunne
John Litel
Cinematography Henry Freulich
Edited by Gene Havlick
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 3, 1949 (1949-02-03)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rusty Saves a Life is a 1949 American drama film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Ted Donaldson, Gloria Henry and Ann Doran. [1] It was part of the Rusty series of films produced by Columbia Pictures.

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  1. Blottner p.285

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