Movie: For the Love of Rusty

Top 6 Billed Cast

Ted Donaldson
Ted Donaldson

Danny Mitchell

Tom Powers
Tom Powers

Hugh Mitchell

Ann Doran
Ann Doran

Ethel Mitchell

Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather

Dr. Francis Xavier Fay

Sid Tomack
Sid Tomack

Moe Hatch

George Meader
George Meader

J. Cecil Rinehardt

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    Danny Mitchell, feeling that he has been misunderstood by his parents, takes his dog, Rusty, and leaves home, camping out near the trailer of veterinary Dr. Francis Xavier Ray. Gas escapes in the trailer during the night, and Rusty rescues the vet before he is overcome.

  • Release Date

    1947-05-01

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    7

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