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Adventures of Rusty (1945)
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6 September 1945 (USA) moreTagline:
TENDERLY HUMAN! (original ad - all caps)Plot:
Fearing that his recently-acquired step-mother, Ann Dennis (Margaret Lindsay), is competing with him for his father's affections... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Enjoyable Family Film moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Ted Donaldson | ... | Danny Mitchell | |
| Margaret Lindsay | ... | Ann Mitchell | |
| Conrad Nagel | ... | Hugh Mitchell | |
| Gloria Holden | ... | Louise Hover | |
| Robert Williams | ... | Will Nelson | |
| Addison Richards | ... | Dr. Banning, Psychiatrist | |
| Arno Frey | ... | Tausig | |
| Eddie Parker | ... | Ehrlich | |
| Ace the Wonder Dog | ... | Rusty |
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USA:Approved (PCA #10693)Fun Stuff
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The Adventures of Rusty is about a boy struggling through the remarriage of his father. When he finds an aggressive and untrusting German Shepherd, Rusty, he starts training him to be his pet. The resentment and distrust that Danny Mitchell feels towards his new 'mother' parallels Rusty's distrust of Danny and the world.
Ace the Wonder Dog gives a great performance as 'Rusty.' There are no obvious places where they added noises to the dog (growls, yelps, barks, etc.) His performance is very believable. That dog is a good actor and very well trained.
At times this movie can be a little melodramatic, and has a fairly predictable ending, although it does add a few unexpected elements. The Germans aren't viewed in a terribly favorable light, but that is to be expected, as this film was made during World War II. Rusty was a German dog. Although it does exactly say why he was so aggressive, it implies that the German methods create a fearsome, untrusting dog. This, of course, would be a generalization, but German dog training methods as a general rule are stricter (although it doesn't create aggressive dogs).
Nothing incredible about this movie, but it is fun to watch with a solid script, good values, fair acting and great dogs.