The Return of Rusty

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The Return of Rusty
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Directed by William Castle
Written by Lewis Helmer Herman
William Sackheim
Produced by Leonard S. Picker
Starring Ted Donaldson
John Litel
Mark Dennis
Cinematography Philip Tannura
Edited by James Sweeney
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 27, 1946 (1946-06-27)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Return of Rusty is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Castle and starring Ted Donaldson, John Litel and Mark Dennis. It was the second in the eight part Rusty film series produced by Columbia Pictures. [1]

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