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Lassie Come Home

Released 1943
Runtime 88
Category Family
Language English
Director Fred Wilcox

What it’s about

Young Joe (McDowall) adores his collie, Lassie, and the dog returns his devotion. When hard times force Lassie’s family to sell her to a wealthy nobleman who lives far away (Nigel Bruce), the fiercely loyal and intelligent pooch cannot be deterred from returning to what she considers her true home and master.

Why we love it

Touching tale gets full MGM treatment, with sumptuous Oscar-nominated Technicolor and a solid cast, including Donald Crisp and Elsa Lanchester as Joe’s parents, and Elizabeth Taylor in her first MGM role. Mc Dowall’s performance is heartfelt and restrained for the time, and Lassie, of course, is the dog we’d all love to own- as evidenced by the numerous movie sequels and TV incarnations that followed.

Roddy McDowell, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, Nigel Bruce, Edmund Gwenn Fred Wilcox

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