''Rusty Leads the Way'' is a 1948 American

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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

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. It is part of the Rusty film series.Blottner p.286

Plot

Cast

as Danny Mitchell *

as Penny Waters *

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 * Paula Raymond as Louise Adams * 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

* 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 {{1940s-drama-film-stub