Adventures of Rusty

• Director: Paul Burnford
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Children's/Family
• Movie Type: Animal Picture
• Main Cast: Ted Donaldson, Margaret Lindsay, Conrad Nagel
• Release Year: 1945
• Country: US
• Run Time: 69 minutes

Plot

Just when it didn't seem possible that Columbia had any room left for another B-picture series, along came The Adventures of Rusty. The title character is a German police dog, trained to be a vicious killer. Lonlely little Danny Mitchell (Ted Donaldson) believes that there's still some kindness left in Rusty, and tries to retrain the dog. In a parallel development, Danny's new stepmother (Margaret Lindsay) attempts to befriend the sullen youngster. The part of Rusty is played by Ace the Wonder Dog, who made the rounds of the B-picture mills throughout the late 1940s. The Adventures of Rusty proved popular enough to warrant several sequels. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Ted Donaldson - Danny Mitchell
• Margaret Lindsay - Ann
• Conrad Nagel - Hugh Mitchell

Addison Richards - Psychiatrist; Arno Frey - Tausig; Eddie Parker - Ehrlich; Bobby Larson - Henry; Douglas Madore - Billy; Gary Gray - Herbie; Ruth Warren - Mrs. Nelson; Gloria Holden - Louise Hover; Robert B. Williams - Will Nelson; Ace the Dog

Credit

Paul Burnford - Director, Reg Browne - Editor, Mischa Bakaleinikoff - Composer (Music Score), Lewis William O'Connell - Cinematographer, Rudolph C. Flothow - Producer, Al Martin - Screen Story, Aubrey Wisberg - Screenwriter