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Lassie Come Home (1943)

TV_G 89 min  -  Adventure | Drama | Family  -   December 1943 (USA)
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After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home.

Director:

Fred M. Wilcox

Writers:

Hugo Butler (screenplay), Eric Knight (novel)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Roddy McDowall ...
Donald Crisp Donald Crisp ...
Dame May Whitty Dame May Whitty ...
Dally
Edmund Gwenn ...
Rowlie
Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce ...
Elsa Lanchester ...
Elizabeth Taylor ...
Ben Webster Ben Webster ...
Dan'l Fadden
J. Pat O'Malley J. Pat O'Malley ...
Hynes (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
Alan Napier Alan Napier ...
Jock
Arthur Shields Arthur Shields ...
Andrew
John Rogers John Rogers ...
Snickers
Alec Craig Alec Craig ...
Buckles
Pal Pal ...
Lassie (as Lassie)
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Storyline

Hard times came for Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog to the rich Duke of Rudling. However, Lassie, the dog, is unwilling to leave the young Carraclough boy and sets out on the long and dangerous journey in order to rejoin him. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>  

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Plot Keywords:

Lassie | Dog | Duke | Escape | Journey  | See more »

Taglines:

The pulse-pounding adventure of an unusual collie who fought her way home . . . through a thousand miles of danger ! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La cadena invisible See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Elizabeth Taylor replaced Maria Flynn for the role of Priscilla. Some sources say Flynn was afraid of the dog on the set. Others say that she grew taller than Roddy McDowall or that the strong Technicolor lighting caused her eyes to water. In any case, production was halted. The producer was walking the 600 block of North Foothill Road in Beverly Hills doing his nightly patrol as an air raid warden when he met Francis Taylor, who patrolled the 700 block. Knowing he and Sara wanted to get their daughter into the movies, he asked him to bring Elizabeth to the studio. There she was introduced to Lassie and the production resumed. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Lassie decides to leave the elderly couple, the man opens and closes the gate for her to leave. The camera angle then changes to show the gate still open, and then the camera returns to the original angle to show the gate closed again. See more »

Quotes

Mrs. Carraclough: Oh, well. Ye may as well know it right off. Lassie won't be waiting for ye at school anymore.
Joe Carraclough: Why not? What's happened?
Mrs. Carraclough: Because she's sold; that's why not.
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Soundtracks

"I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls"
(1843) (uncredited)
from "The Bohemian Girl"
Music and Lyrics by Michael William Balfe
Sung a cappella by Edmund Gwenn See more »