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The Adventures Of Rusty
''Adventures of Rusty'' is a 1945 American drama film, the first in the Rusty (film series), "Rusty" series of children's films. The series of eight films was made in the 1940s by Columbia Pictures with stories centered on Rusty, a German Shepherd dog. The film is notable for featuring the famous Ace the Wonder Dog as Rusty, the only appearance by Ace in the eight Rusty films. It was directed by Paul Burnford. Plot Danny Mitchell (Ted Donaldson), a young boy in the American town of Lawtonville, is grieving over the loss of his dog. He is also struggling to adjust to his new stepmother, Ann (Margaret Lindsay), and has a difficult relationship with his father (Conrad Nagel) - causing him to call on Dr. Banning, a psychiatrist (Addison Richards) for assistance. However, Danny befriends Rusty, a ferocious German shepherd who was brought to the United States from Germany during World War II. Having worked a police dog for the Gestapo, however, Rusty is ill-tempered and Danny struggles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolph Flothow
Rudolph C. Flothow (November 23, 1895 - December 21, 1971) was a movie and television producer active from 1915 through the mid-1950s, producing more than 45 films and over 80 television episodes. Most of his productions were crime films for Columbia Pictures, including the 1943 Batman (serial), Batman serial, and Crime Doctor (character), Crime Doctor, The Whistler (radio series)#Films, Whistler, Boston Blackie, and Ellery Queen#Films, Ellery Queen films. He directed the sound sequences in the early sound feature Lucky Boy (1929 film), Lucky Boy, starring George Jessel (actor), George Jessel. Life and career Flothow was born November 23, 1895, in Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, into a mercantile family involved in the China shipping trade, and was apparently a distant relation of the Bavarian composer Friedrich von Flotow. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1914. He married a former model, Martha Tekla Sikorski, the daughter of Polish immigrants, and had one son, Rudy Flothow. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arno Frey
Arnold Frey (11 October 1900 – 26 June 1961) was a German actor who portrayed the Nazi villain Dr. Lang in the Frank Buck movie ''Tiger Fangs'' (1943). Biography Frey arrived in the United States in October 1926, according to the New York passenger manifest for the S/S ''Muenchen'', and became a naturalized citizen August 23, 1940. He acted in more than 90 movies. Besides his role in ''Tiger Fangs'' he is known today for his roles in '' Man Hunt'' (1941), '' The Valley of Vanishing Men'' (1942), '' Hangmen Also Die'' (1943), ''The Adventures of Rusty'' (1945), ''Secret Agent X-9'', the 1945 version of this Universal Serial, and ''13 Rue Madeleine''. He died in Los Angeles California. His remains are interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson Selected filmography * '' The Awakening'' (1928) - (uncredited) * '' The Mask Falls'' (1931) * '' Best of Enemies'' (1933 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Pictures Films
Columbia most often refers to: * Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United States * Columbia University, a private university in New York City * Columbia Pictures, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures * Columbia Sportswear, an American clothing company * Columbia, South Carolina * Columbia, Missouri Columbia may also refer to: Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest * Columbia River, in Canada and the United States ** Columbia Bar, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River ** Columbia Country, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches *** Columbia Valley, a region within the Columbia Country ** Columbia Lake, a lake at the head of the Columbia River *** Columbia Wetlands, a protected area near Columbia Lake ** Columbia Slough, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon * Glacial La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Films
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events. With 1945 being the last year of World War II, the many films released this year had themes of patriotism, sacrifices, and peace. In the United States, there were more than eighteen thousand movie theatres operating in 1945, a figure that grew by a third from a decade earlier. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1945 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 26 – The film '' National Velvet'', starring Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp and Anne Revere, is released nationally in the United States. The film is an instant critical and commercial success, propelling 12-year-old Taylor to stardom and earning Revere the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. * January 30 – Restricted release of '' Kolberg'', an historical epic which is one of the last Nazi Germany propaganda pieces, in war-torn Berlin. Given its cast of 187,000 (including serving military perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Drama Films
1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year Nazi concentration camps, concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events World War II will be abbreviated as “WWII” January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Soviets. * January 9 – WWII: American and Australian troops land at Lingayen Gulf on western coast of the largest Philippine island of Luzon, occupied by Japan since 1942. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vis ... [...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] |
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] |
Robert Williams (actor Born 1904)
Robert B. Williams (September 23, 1904 – June 17, 1978) was an American character actor from the 1940s through the 1970s. During his 37-year career, he appeared in over 150 feature films, as well as numerous film shorts, television films, and television shows. He did not break into the film business until he was in his 30s. Career His first big screen appearance was in the film short ''Mixed Policies'' in 1936. After several roles as an extra in films, he made his feature debut in a small role in the 1941 film ''How Green Was My Valley'', starring Walter Pidgeon and Maureen O'Hara. During the 1940s he appeared in some notable films in small supporting roles, including the 1947 film noir, ''Lady in the Lake'', starring Robert Montgomery; Henry Hathaway's ''Call Northside 777'' (1948), starring James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Lee J. Cobb; ''It Happens Every Spring'' (1949), starring Ray Milland, Jean Peters, and Paul Douglas; and the classic musical '' On the Town' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Holden
Gloria Anna Holden (September 5, 1903 – March 22, 1991) was a British-born American film actress, best known for her role as '' Dracula's Daughter''. She often portrayed cold society women. Early life Holden was born in London, England. She emigrated to the United States as a child with her parents, Charles Laurence Sutherland and Eska (née Bergmann). Her mother was German. She attended school in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and later studied at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Before she became an actress, she modeled for artists, was a shopper for a store, and worked in a beauty salon. In her early teens, living in suburban Philadelphia (Gladwyne), she took voice lessons from Philip Warren Cook and was a church chorister in Ardmore and, later, Overbrook. Theatre Holden's early stage work included small parts in plays such as ''The Royal Family'', in which she spoke four lines playing a nurse. She was an understudy to Mary Ellis in ''Children of Darkness'', and had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
