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Rusty (film Series)
The Rusty film series comprises eight American films produced for young audiences between 1945 and 1949 by Columbia Pictures. Child actor Ted Donaldson starred as Danny Mitchell in the series, which relates the adventures of a German Shepherd dog named Rusty. The role of Rusty was played by Ace the Wonder Dog in the first feature, ''Adventures of Rusty'' (1945). A police dog named Rip took over the role for the second film, ''The Return of Rusty'' (1946). In the later films Rusty was played by Flame, a charismatic dog star who was featured in three separate series. The Rusty films were B-movies, primarily shown as the second half of a double bill. The basic boy-and-his-dog stories usually addressed social issues of the era, and provided civics lessons to its young audiences. Directors at Columbia usually broke in with the studio's "B" features. Only William Castle and John Sturges advanced from the Rusty pictures to more ambitious projects; the series was usually entrusted to low-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Nagel
John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1940, and three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early life Nagel was born in Keokuk, Iowa. After graduating from Highland Park College, Nagel left for California to pursue a career in the relatively new medium of motion pictures. He began acting in plays at Neely Dickson's Hollywood Community Theater. Film career Nagel was immediately cast in film roles that cemented his ''unspoiled lover'' image. His first film was the 1918 retelling of ''Little Women'', which quickly captured the public's attention and set Nagel on a path to silent film stardom. His breakout role came in the 1920 film, '' The Fighting Chance'', opposite Swedish starlet Anna Q. Nilsson. In 1918, Nagel was elected to The Lambs, the theatrical club. In 1927, Nag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty's Birthday
''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. Plot Rusty is lost and injured after performing a good deed Rusty pulls the mailbox string, clamps his jaws around the letter inside and brings it into the kitchen where city legal official Hugh Mitchell is instructing his teenage son Danny on baking four rainbow trout. The burned fish wind up being offered to Rusty who also turns away from such a meal. Mrs. Mitchell returns from a trip to Chicago with a present for R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty Saves A Life
''Rusty Saves a Life'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Ted Donaldson, Gloria Henry and Ann Doran.Blottner p.285 It was part of the Rusty series of films produced by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Ted Donaldson as Danny Mitchell * Gloria Henry as Lyddy Hazard * Stephen Dunne as Fred Gibson * John Litel as Hugh Mitchell * Ann Doran as Ethel Mitchell * Thurston Hall Ernest Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film, stage and television actor.Aylesworth, Thomas G. and Bowman, John S. (1987). ''The World Almanac Who's Who of Film''. World Almanac. . Pp. 186-187. Career Stag ... as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson * Rudy Robles as Gono Sandoval * Flame as Rusty References Bibliography * Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1949 films 1949 drama films American drama films Films directed by Seymour Friedm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty Leads The Way
''Rusty Leads the Way'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Will Jason Will Jason (June 23, 1910 – February 10, 1970) was an American film director, film and television director. He shot a number of short films for MGM during the early 1940s.Drew p.262 Selected filmography * ''The Soul of a Monster'' (1944) * ''Ta ... and starring Ted Donaldson, Sharyn Moffett and John Litel. It is part of the Rusty film series.Blottner p.286 Plot Cast * Ted Donaldson as Danny Mitchell * Sharyn Moffett as Penny Waters * John Litel as Hugh Mitchell * Ann Doran as Ethel Mitchell * Paula Raymond as Louise Adams * Peggy Converse as Mrs. Waters * Flame as Rusty References Bibliography * Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1948 films 1948 drama films American drama films Films directed by Will Jason Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Rusty (film series) 1940s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Dog Rusty
''My Dog Rusty'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Ted Donaldson, John Litel and Ann Doran. It was part of the eight-film Rusty series of films produced by Columbia Pictures, about a boy and his valiant German Shepherd. Plot Cast Source for uncredited: * Ted Donaldson as Danny Mitchell * John Litel as Hugh Mitchell * Ann Doran as Ethel Mitchell * Mona Barrie as Dr. Toni Cordell * Whitford Kane as Joshua Michael Tucker * Jimmy Lloyd as Rodney Pyle * Lewis L. Russell as Mayor Fulderwilder * Flame as Rusty * Olin Howland as Frank Foley (uncredited) *Harry Harvey as Mr. Hebble (uncredited) * Ferris Taylor as Bill Worden (uncredited) * Dwayne Hickman as Nip Worden (uncredited) *David Ackles David Thomas Ackles (February 20, 1937 – March 2, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and child actor. He recorded four albums between 1968 and 1973. Describing Ackles' style in 2003, critic Colin McElligatt wrote, "An unlikel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Son Of Rusty
''The Son of Rusty'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Ted Donaldson, Stephen Dunne and Ann Doran. It was part of Columbia Pictures' eight-film Rusty series about a boy and his valiant German Shepherd. Plot Danny Mitchell and friends, Squeaky Foley, Gerald Hebble, Nip and Tuck Worden hang out in their clubhouse, listening to the radio serial "Fang, the Detective Dog" while they collect enough Vitabark box tops to send off for a book ''How to Train Your Dog to Be a Detective'' so they can train Danny's German Shepherd, Rusty. The clubhouse is on private property belonging to retired lawyer Franklyn B. Gibson, who instead of running the boys off, uses it as an opportunity to teach a lesson in responsibility. When a mysterious young man Jed Barlow and his German Shepherd Barb move to Lawtonville, rumors soon spread that Jed is a former "jailbird" based on a letter addressed to him from a U.S. Army Military Prison. Barlow is surly and uncommunicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flame (dog)
Flame was a dog actor who starred in a number of movies, most notably as ''My Dog Shep'' (1946) and its sequel, as well as in the ''My Pal'' series of shorts and the ''Rusty'' series. Filmography *''My Dog Shep'' (1946) *'' Out of the Blue'' (1947) *'' For the Love of Rusty'' (1947) *'' Night Wind'' (1948) *'' Northwest Stampede'' (1948) *''My Dog Rusty'' (1948) *''Pal's Adventure'' (1948) (Short) *'' Miraculous Journey'' (1948) *''Pal's Return'' (1948) (short) *'' Shep Comes Home'' (1948) *''Rusty Saves a Life'' (1949) *''I Found a Dog'' (1949) (short) *''Dog of the Wild'' (1949) (short) *''Rusty's Birthday'' (1949) *''Pal, Canine Detective'' (1950) (short) *''Pal, Fugitive Dog'' (1950) (short) *''Pal's Gallant Journey'' (1951) (short) *'' Cowboy G-Men'' (1952) – episode "The Golden Wolf" *''The Life of Riley'' (1954) – episode "The Dog Watch" *'' The Young and the Brave'' (1963) See also * List of individual dogs The following is a list of individual dogs. Actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Powers
Thomas McCreery Powers (July 7, 1890 – November 9, 1955) was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by George Bernard Shaw, he created the role of Charles Marsden in Eugene O'Neill's ''Strange Interlude''. He succeeded Orson Welles in the role of Brutus in the Mercury Theatre's debut production, ''Caesar (Mercury Theatre), Caesar''. In films, he was a star of Vitagraph Studios, Vitagraph Pictures and later became best known for his role as the victim of scheming wife Barbara Stanwyck and crooked insurance salesman Fred MacMurray in the film noir classic ''Double Indemnity'' (1944). Career Thomas McCreery Powers was born in 1890 in Owensboro, Kentucky. His father, Colonel Joshua D. Powers, was a banker; his uncle was sculptor Hiram Powers. Tom Powers' mother loved the theatre and enrolled him at ballet school at age three. He entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts at age 16, and he studied drama, wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For The Love Of Rusty
''For the Love of Rusty'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by John Sturges. It was the third of the "Rusty" film series involving the adventures of German Shepherd Rusty and his human companions - young Danny Mitchell ( Ted Donaldson) and his pals. This film details Danny's friendship with an eccentric and itinerant "veterinarian" Dr. Fay (Aubrey Mather), and Danny's attempts to form a closer relationship with his father (Tom Powers). In this installment, Rusty was played for the first time by Flame, who would portray Rusty in four of the eight Rusty films. Plot Busy attorney Hugh Mitchell wants to become closer to his son, Danny, whom he knows little. He starts arranging a luncheon, but soon finds out that Danny prefers going to the carnival. Still he attends the luncheon, and brings along his dog Rusty, a German Shepherd. All the other boys attending with their fathers are quite amused when Rusty starts fighting with another dog, and the luncheon is abruptly interrupted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in Compact (newspaper), compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an Website, online site and Mobile app, app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Woodell
Barbara Woodell (born Barbara Mae Smith; May 25, 1910 – January 16, 1997) was an American stage, film and television actress, born in Lewistown, Illinois. Taking the stage name Woodell after her grandmother's name, she was married to composer Oscar Levant, later to Arthur Loew (son of film magnate Marcus Loew),. She also sang under the name Barbara Allen. In later years, after retiring from show business, she opened an interior design studio in Carmel Valley, California. She died in Ojai, California Ojai ( ; Chumashan languages, Chumash: ''’Awhaỳ'') is a city in Ventura County, California. Located in the Ojai Valley, it is northwest of Los Angeles and east of Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara. The valley is part of the east– ..., at the age of 86. Selected filmography Source: * '' Lady, Let's Dance'' (1944) * '' The Mysterious Mr. Valentine'' (1946) * '' Framed'' (1947) * '' The Unsuspected'' (1947) * '' I Shot Jesse James'' (1949) * '' State Department: Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
