# The Return of Rusty

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{{short description|1946 film by William Castle}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Return of Rusty
| image =File:The Return of Rusty.jpg
| caption =
| director = [William Castle](/source/William_Castle)
| producer = [Leonard S. Picker](/source/Leonard_S._Picker)
| writer = [Lewis Helmer Herman](/source/Lewis_Helmer_Herman)<br>[William Sackheim](/source/William_Sackheim)
| narrator =
| starring = [Ted Donaldson](/source/Ted_Donaldson)<br>[John Litel](/source/John_Litel)<br>Mark Dennis
| cinematography = [Philip Tannura](/source/Philip_Tannura)
| editing = [James Sweeney](/source/James_Sweeney_(film_editor))
| studio =  [Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures)
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1946|06|27|}}
| runtime = 64 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''The Return of Rusty''''' is a 1946 American [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [William Castle](/source/William_Castle) and starring [Ted Donaldson](/source/Ted_Donaldson), [John Litel](/source/John_Litel) and Mark Dennis. It was the second in the eight part [Rusty](/source/Rusty_(film_series)) film series produced by [Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures).<ref>Blottnerp.280</ref>

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [Ted Donaldson](/source/Ted_Donaldson) as Danny Mitchell 
* [John Litel](/source/John_Litel) as Hugh Mitchell 
* Mark Dennis as Loddy Bicek 
* [Barbara Wooddell](/source/Barbara_Wooddell) as Mrs. Mitchell 
* [Robert Kellard](/source/Robert_Kellard) as Sgt. Jack Beals 
* [Mickey Kuhn](/source/Mickey_Kuhn) as Marty Connors 
* [Teddy Infuhr](/source/Teddy_Infuhr) as Herbie 
* [Dwayne Hickman](/source/Dwayne_Hickman) as Bobby 
* [Mickey McGuire](/source/Mickey_McGuire_(actor)) as Porky 
* [Gene Collins](/source/Gene_Collins_(actor)) as Motor policeman 
* [David Ackles](/source/David_Ackles) as Peanuts 
* [Donald Davis](/source/Donald_Davis_(American_actor)) as Trailer boy 
* [Pat O'Malley](/source/Pat_O'Malley_(actor)) as Immigration Officer
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years''. McFarland, 2011.

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0299112}}

{{William Castle}}

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Category:1946 drama films
Category:American drama films
Category:Films directed by William Castle
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Rusty (film series)
Category:1946 English-language films
Category:1946 American films
Category:English-language drama films

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