Rusty (film series)

Child actor Ted Donaldson starred as Danny Mitchell in the series, which relates the adventures of a German Shepherd dog named Rusty.

[2] In the later films Rusty was played by Flame,[1] a charismatic dog star who was featured in three separate series.

The basic boy-and-his-dog stories usually addressed social issues of the era, and provided civics lessons to its young audiences.

Only William Castle and John Sturges advanced from the Rusty pictures to more ambitious projects; the series was usually entrusted to low-budget specialists Lew Landers or Seymour Friedman.

Among the regular cast members was child actor David Ackles, who appeared in most of the films as Danny's cohort Tuck.