Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)

Director
Shuki Levy

Main cast
Hal Holbrook; Rue McClanahan; Laraine Newman; Charles Fleischer; Blake Foster

Genres
Comedy, Family, Adventure

Description
Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have trust funds from their dead parents. When Bart and Bertha kidnap the newborn puppies, Rusty the dog decides to save them.


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