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My Dog Rusty

  • 1948
  • Approved
  • 1h 7m
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5.6/10
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Ted Donaldson and Flame in My Dog Rusty (1948)
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Hugh Mitchell is campaigning for Mayor of Lawtonville against the incumbent, Fulderwilder, but his having trouble with his son, Danny, who persists in telling lies. Trouble starts brewing wh... Read allHugh Mitchell is campaigning for Mayor of Lawtonville against the incumbent, Fulderwilder, but his having trouble with his son, Danny, who persists in telling lies. Trouble starts brewing when Danny, who is "assisting" the town's new doctor, Antonia Cordell, slips his father's ca... Read allHugh Mitchell is campaigning for Mayor of Lawtonville against the incumbent, Fulderwilder, but his having trouble with his son, Danny, who persists in telling lies. Trouble starts brewing when Danny, who is "assisting" the town's new doctor, Antonia Cordell, slips his father's campaign handbills into the envelopes containing the doctor's announcement cards. Mayor Fuld... Read all

  • Director
    • Lew Landers
  • Writers
    • Brenda Weisberg
    • William Sackheim
    • Al Martin
  • Stars
    • Ted Donaldson
    • John Litel
    • Ann Doran
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    98
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • Brenda Weisberg
      • William Sackheim
      • Al Martin
    • Stars
      • Ted Donaldson
      • John Litel
      • Ann Doran
    • 7User reviews
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    Ted Donaldson
    Ted Donaldson
    • Danny Mitchell
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Hugh Mitchell
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Ethel Mitchell
    Mona Barrie
    Mona Barrie
    • Dr. Toni Cordell
    Whitford Kane
    Whitford Kane
    • Joshua Michael Tucker
    Jimmy Lloyd
    Jimmy Lloyd
    • Rodney Pyle
    Lewis L. Russell
    • Mayor Fulderwilder
    Flame
    Flame
    • Rusty
    David Ackles
    • Tuck Worden
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Truck Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Jessie Arnold
    Jessie Arnold
    • Mrs. Stokes
    • (uncredited)
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Voice in Crowd
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Townsman at Rally
    • (uncredited)
    Minta Durfee
    Minta Durfee
    • Laura Foley
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Harvey
    Harry Harvey
    • Hebble
    • (uncredited)
    Dwayne Hickman
    Dwayne Hickman
    • Nip Worden
    • (uncredited)
    Olin Howland
    Olin Howland
    • Frank Foley
    • (uncredited)
    Teddy Infuhr
    Teddy Infuhr
    • Squeaky Foley
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • Brenda Weisberg(screenplay) (story)
      • William Sackheim(story)
      • Al Martin(based on characters created by)
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    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, Hugh Mitchell states that it would be nice to surprise his wife by getting home as early as 7:15 and excuses himself from the card game at the fire department. The next moment he's catching his son climb up a ladder to his bedroom with Rusty at a quarter to midnight.
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      Followed by Rusty Leads the Way (1948)

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    5/10
    Another in the "Rusty" series with an obvious message...
    From the outset, the viewer has to be aware that this is a story about the boy who cried Wolf once too often, so that no one believed him when the wolf actually attacked.

    It's a message wrapped up tidily in a harmless little programmer from Columbia, MY DOG RUSTY, again starring TED DONALDSON as the boy who seems incapable of staying out of trouble until the happy ending.

    This time he's a meddler in the affairs of a woman doctor (MONA BARRIE) and her experiments on bacteria-laden water and, even more importantly, in the affairs of his father (JOHN LITEL) who has a hard time running for mayor when his son is accused of being a liar.

    The dog "Rusty" does a commendable job of looking interested in whatever is going on, although there are times when he seems to be acting strictly on cue from a man on the sidelines who gets a full share of glances when the camera is turning. He's not, in my opinion, in the same league with MGM's famous collie, Lassie.

    The kids all sound like kids reading their lines for the first time and only Donaldson delivers a fairly natural performance as the boy who learns all of his lessons the hard way.

    It passes the time quickly and obviously was designed to fill the second half of a double bill back in the good old days of double features. ANN DORAN is again the boy's protective mother, but JOHN LITEL has the biggest part as the boy's occasionally stern parent baffled by his son's growing up years.
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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Todo un hijo
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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