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Rusty's Birthday (1949)

Rusty's Birthday poster
Directed by
Seymour Friedman
Genre
children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Danny and his German Shepherd dog Rusty spend a day together. It is Rusty's birthday and Danny wants to make it special. The story shows their close bond and simple adventures.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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