My Dog Rusty

"A STORY TO STIR KIDS OF ALL AGES!"

1948 1h 7m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

FamilyDrama

Synopsis

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Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.

“A STORY TO STIR KIDS OF ALL AGES!”

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Cast

Ted Donaldson
Danny Mitchell
John Litel
Hugh Mitchell
Ann Doran
Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
Mona Barrie
Dr. Antonia 'Toni' Cordell
Whitford Kane
Joshua Michael Tucker
Jimmy Lloyd
Rodney Pyle
Lewis L. Russell
Mayor Fulderwilder
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Rusty

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lew Landers
Writers: Brenda Weisberg, Brenda Weisberg, William Sackheim
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Rusty Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lew Landers, shot by Vincent J. Farrar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jerome Thoms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ted Donaldson and John Litel and Ann Doran carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A STORY TO STIR KIDS OF ALL AGES!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lew Landers directs. Vincent J. Farrar behind the camera. Jerome Thoms cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Rusty Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Lew Landers, shot by Vincent J. Farrar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Jerome Thoms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ted Donaldson and John Litel and Ann Doran carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A STORY TO STIR KIDS OF ALL AGES!".
9IMDB entry: tt0040627 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.