Rusty's Birthday (1949)
1h
Running Time
November 3, 1949Release Date
Rusty's Birthday (1949)
1h
Running Time
November 3, 1949Release Date
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Plot.
A lost dog tries to find his way back to his beloved master in the final film of the Rusty series.
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Cast & Crew.
Ted Donaldson
Danny Mitchell
John Litel
Hugh Mitchell
Ann Doran
Ethel Mitchell
Jimmy Hunt
Jeff Neeley
Ray Teal
Virgil Neeley
Seymour Friedman
Director
Lillian Bronson
Carrie Simmons
Brenda Weisberg
Writer
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Wiki.
Rusty's Birthday is a black-and-white American juvenile drama, released by Columbia Pictures in November 1949. Structured as an hour-long second feature, it is the final entry in the eight-film low-budget series which centers on the bond between the German Shepherd dog Rusty and the boy Danny Mitchell, portrayed by Ted Donaldson. Rusty's Birthday was directed by Seymour Friedman, and also stars John Litel (who played Danny's father in five of the eight films) and Ann Doran (who played Danny's mother in six films) as his parents, Hugh and Ethel Mitchell.