Rusty and the Falcon

Rusty and the Falcon

G 1958 · 46 min · Drama, Family, Adventure, TV Movie

Rusty is a 12-year-old boy who lives in a remote Rocky Mountain mining town. With few friends his own age, he has developed a fantasy world which manifests itself in the abandoned mine shaft where he plays every day. It is here that the boy finds an injured falcon, whom he ultimately restores to health and grooms as a hunting bird.

Directed by N. Paul Kenworthy, Jr.

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Walt Disney Self - Host
Jerome Courtland Self - Narrator (voice)
Rudy Lee Rusty
Jay W. Lees Father
The Mellomen Singers

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Rusty and the Falcon

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