"RUSTY TAKES THE CAKE!"
A lost dog tries to find his way back to his beloved master in the final film of the Rusty series.
Social & External
The people behind it
Ted Donaldson
Danny Mitchell
John Litel
Hugh Mitchell
Ann Doran
Ethel Mitchell
Jimmy Hunt
Jeff Neeley
Ray Teal
Virgil Neeley
Lillian Bronson
Carrie Simmons
Flame the dog
Rusty
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Five stories, all taking place on New Year's Eve in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.
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