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  • Rusty's Birthday (1949)
  • Passed
    60 min | Drama
Rusty's Birthday (1949)
Passed
60 min | Drama

In the small town of Lawtonville, Illinois, Rusty, high school junior Danny Mitchell's beloved pet German Shepherd, is celebrating a birthday soon. Danny is giving Rusty a new engraved collar for his birthday off of which they can hang his...See moreIn the small town of Lawtonville, Illinois, Rusty, high school junior Danny Mitchell's beloved pet German Shepherd, is celebrating a birthday soon. Danny is giving Rusty a new engraved collar for his birthday off of which they can hang his license. However, before Rusty's birthday, Rusty, through a series of misadventures, goes missing without any identification. He eventually ends up with the Neeleys - father Virgil, teen-aged son Bill, and infant son Jeff - a poor itinerant family, as Virgil looks for work in the area. Danny assumes that the Neeleys stole Rusty, which was not the case. Beyond Danny jumping to this conclusion from which he does not budge, he runs into a larger problem with young Jeff, who believes Rusty, who he has renamed Gladly, is rightfully his. But Danny butts heads with Bill even more. Bill and Danny's dislike of each other seems to stem not from each other per se as they don't even really know each other, but what the other represents. As Virgil hopes to stay in Lawtonville for at least as long as a job is available, which is especially happy news for local spinster Carrie Simmons, Danny and the Neeley children may have an uncomfortable relationship unless one or both sides can come to a better understanding of the other. Written by Huggo See less
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Brenda Weisberg (original screenplay) | Al Martin (based on characters created by)
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Updated Nov 3, 1949

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Nov 3, 1949 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Ted Donaldson
Danny Mitchell Danny Mitchell   See fewer
John Litel
Hugh Mitchell Hugh Mitchell   See fewer
Ann Doran
Ethel Mitchell Ethel Mitchell   See fewer
Jimmy Hunt
Jeff Neeley Jeff Neeley   See fewer
Mark Dennis
Bill Neeley Bill Neeley   See fewer
Ray Teal
Virgil Neeley Virgil Neeley   See fewer
Lillian Bronson
Carrie Simmons Carrie Simmons   See fewer
Flame
Rusty Rusty   See fewer
David Ackles
Tuck Worden (uncredited) Tuck Worden (uncredited)   See fewer
Myron Healey
Jack Wiggins (uncredited) Jack Wiggins (uncredited)   See fewer
Dwayne Hickman
Nip Worden (uncredited) Nip Worden (uncredited)   See fewer
Teddy Infuhr
Squeaky Foley (uncredited) Squeaky Foley (uncredited)   See fewer
Raymond Largay
Amos Wembley (uncredited) Amos Wembley (uncredited)   See fewer
James Nolan
Motor Officer (uncredited) Motor Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronnie Ralph
Gerald Hebble (uncredited) Gerald Hebble (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred F. Sears
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lelah Tyler
Mrs. Ella Mae Wembley (uncredited) Mrs. Ella Mae Wembley (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vernon
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert B. Williams
Vagrant (uncredited) Vagrant (uncredited)   See fewer
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