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The Son of Rusty

1947-08-07 · 69 min · ★ 10.0

Adventure · Family

The fourth film in Columbia's "Rusty" series is a lecture against gossiping. A young army veteran comes to town, and Danny and his friends learn that he had spent time in a military stockade for an infraction of a regulation. Danny's friends spread the story all over town. The seriousness of the minor infraction grows with each telling. As a sidebar, Rusty finds a mate and becomes a father.

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Directors
Lew Landers
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
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Ted DonaldsonTed DonaldsonDanny Mitchell
Stephen DunneStephen DunneJed Barlow
Tom PowersTom PowersHugh Mitchell
Ann DoranAnn DoranMrs. Ethel Mitchell
Thurston HallThurston HallFranklyn B. Gibson
Matt WillisMatt WillisLuther Hebble
Rudy RoblesGono
RustyRusty

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