''Rusty Leads the Way'' is a 1948 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Will Jason
Will Jason (1910–1970) was an American 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)
* '' Tahiti Nights'' (1944)
* ''Eve Knew Her ...
and starring
Ted Donaldson
Ted Donaldson (born August 20, 1933 in New York City) is an American former child actor.
Early years
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Donaldson was the son of singer-composer Will Donaldson and Will's wife, Jo. His mother died when he was years old. ...
,
Sharyn Moffett
Patricia Sharyn Moffett (September 12, 1936 – December 23, 2021) was an American child actress who appeared in films during the 1940s.
Life and career
Moffett was born in Alameda, California on September 12, 1936, to a show business family. He ...
and
John Litel
John Beach Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was an American film and television actor.
Early life
Litel was born in Albany, Wisconsin. During World War I, he enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. Ba ...
. It is part of the
Rusty film series.
[Blottner p.286]
Plot
Cast
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Ted Donaldson
Ted Donaldson (born August 20, 1933 in New York City) is an American former child actor.
Early years
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Donaldson was the son of singer-composer Will Donaldson and Will's wife, Jo. His mother died when he was years old. ...
as Danny Mitchell
*
Sharyn Moffett
Patricia Sharyn Moffett (September 12, 1936 – December 23, 2021) was an American child actress who appeared in films during the 1940s.
Life and career
Moffett was born in Alameda, California on September 12, 1936, to a show business family. He ...
as Penny Waters
*
John Litel
John Beach Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was an American film and television actor.
Early life
Litel was born in Albany, Wisconsin. During World War I, he enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. Ba ...
as Hugh Mitchell
*
Ann Doran
Ann Lee Doran (July 28, 1911 – September 19, 2000) was an American character actress, possibly best known as the mother of Jim Stark (James Dean) in ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955). She was an early member of the Screen Actors Guild and serv ...
as Ethel Mitchell
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Paula Raymond as Louise Adams
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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
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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 English-language films
1940s American films
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