My Dog Rusty
Brief Synopsis
A faithful dog helps his master's father win a mayoral race.
Cast & Crew
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Lew Landers
Director
Ted Donaldson
Danny Mitchell
John Litel
Hugh Mitchell
Ann Doran
Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
Mona Barrie
Dr. Antonia "Toni" Cordell
Whitford Kane
Mr. Joshua Michael Tucker
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Apr
8,
1948
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on characters created by Al Martin.
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 7m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
While campaigning for the office of mayor of Lawtonville, Hugh Mitchell is distracted by the activities of his young son Danny, who has been telling lies. Danny, a lover of animals who hopes to be a veterinarian when he grows up, runs an amateur dog and cat hospital at his house. With his dog Rusty always at his side, Danny shows off his skills to Dr. Antonia "Toni" Cordell, a new veterinarian in town, and she is so impressed by his devotion that she hires him as her assistant. One day, while helping Toni with mail chores, Danny secretly inserts handbills for his father's election campaign into envelopes containing the announcement of the doctor's arrival in town. When Mayor Fulderwilder, the incumbent in the race, visits Toni to welcome her to Lawtonville, he sees the handbills and accuses both Toni and Danny of using unfair campaign tactics. While a newspaper article about Danny's tactic ignites an election scandal, Toni focuses her attention on the many residents of Lawtonville who have suddenly become stricken with a mysterious illness. Toni eventually comes to suspect that the source of the epidemic is the town's tainted water supply, and to prove this, she collects water samples from the home of every one of her patients. Assigned to keep watch over the water-filled test tubes while Toni is called away, Danny accidentally spills the samples, and then tries to cover up the mishap by filling the test tubes with water from Stinkey Rooney's Duck Pond. When Toni returns to examine the water samples, she is shocked to discover that the water is far more contaminated than she imagined. An immediate health warning is issued as a result, and the residents of Lawtonville are urged to boil their drinking water. A short time later, the townspeople, believing that Mayor Fulderwilder has neglected the health emergency, organize a campaign to remove him from office. Things look bad for the mayor until his campaign manager, Rodney Pyle, discovers that the water came not from the city's water supply, but from Rooney's filthy pond. A second water test is ordered, and the results prove that Lawtonville's water is safe. Fearing his lie will be discovered, Danny runs away from home, and Rusty follows him. He is soon forced to turn back, however, when Rusty is bitten by a snake and requires medical attention. Danny returns home and is surprised when his parents do not scold him. His guilty conscience torments him, however, and he eventually makes a public confession and apology. Although Hugh loses the election, he is satisfied with the knowledge that his son has learned a valuable lesson.
Director
Lew Landers
Director
Cast
Ted Donaldson
Danny Mitchell
John Litel
Hugh Mitchell
Ann Doran
Mrs. Ethel Mitchell
Mona Barrie
Dr. Antonia "Toni" Cordell
Whitford Kane
Mr. Joshua Michael Tucker
Jimmy Lloyd
Rodney Pyle
Lewis L. Russell
Mayor Fulderwilder
Flame
Rusty
Harry Harvey
Hebble
Olin Howlin
Frank Foley
Ferris Taylor
Bill Worden
Mickey Mcguire
Gerald Hebble
Dwayne Hickman
Nip Worden
David Ackles
Tuck Worden
Teddy Infuhr
Squeaky Foley
Minta Durfee Arbuckle
Mrs. Foley
Jessie Arnold
Mrs. Stokes
William Norton Bailey
Voice in crowd
Frank Martin
Announcer
Jack Rice
Photographer
Felice Richmond
Frank O'connor
Cecil Weston
Crew
Gert Anderson
Op Camera
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Ruth Bronson
Script Supervisor
George Brooks
Art Director
James Crowe
Set Decoration
Paul Donnelly
Assistant Director
Vincent Farrar
Director of Photography
Howard Fogetti
Sound tech
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
Irving Lipman
Stills
Wallace Macdonald
Producer
William B. Sackheim
Story
Pat Sutherland
Grip
Jerome Thoms
Film Editor
Brenda Weisberg
Screenwriter
Brenda Weisberg
Story
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Apr
8,
1948
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on characters created by Al Martin.
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 7m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Articles
My Dog Rusty
A faithful dog helps his master's father win a mayoral race.
My Dog Rusty
A faithful dog helps his master's father win a mayoral race.
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For more information on the series, see the entry above for Adventures of Rusty, and consult the Series Index.
