Courage of Lassie (1946)

Director:

Fred M. Wilcox

Writer:

Lionel Houser (original screenplay)

Release Date:

8 November 1946 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Family | War

Tagline:

As Refreshing As A Breath Of Spring !

Plot:

Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Lassie | Army | Military Life | Friendship

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor	...	Kathie Eleanor Merrick
Frank Morgan	...	Harry MacBain
Tom Drake	...	Sergeant Smitty
Selena Royle	...	Mrs. Merrick
Harry Davenport	...	Judge Payson
George Cleveland	...	Old Man
Catherine McLeod	...	Alice Merrick (as Catherine Frances McLeod)
Morris Ankrum	...	Farmer Crews
Mitchell Lewis	...	Gil Elson
Jane Green	...	Mrs. Elson
David Holt	...	Pete Merrick
Bill Wallace	...	Sergeant Mac (as William Wallace)
Minor Watson	...	Sheriff Ed Grayson
Donald Curtis	...	Charlie
Clancy Cooper	...	Casey

Also Known As:

Blue Sierra (USA) (copyright title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #10395) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Netherlands:6 (2008) | Germany:6 | Finland:S | USA:G | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Although the title of the film suggests it, there is no mention of the character Lassie anywhere in the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bill's mother meets the boat, she is accompanied by three pups. But when it comes time to lift the dogs in, there are now four pups.

Movie Connections:

Edited into A Letter to True (2004)

Adorable Film from the Past

This film starts off with a collie named Bill who breaks away from his family and encounters all kinds of friends in the woods which are bears, ravens, hawks and even travels on a pile of wood through all kinds of rapids that almost drown him. Bill no sooner takes a chance and relaxes in the grass when he is shot by hunters and Katie Merrick, (Elizabeth Taylor) comes to his rescue who had been following Bill because he ran off with her pants as she was swimming in the a lake. Kattie manages to tell the hunters not to kill Bill, because she is going to bring him to get help from a good friend of hers, Harry MacBain, (Frank Morgan) who manages to bring Bill back to health. There are many problems that face Katie with her collie dog and Bill is even recruited in the Army. Very nice film from the past. Enjoy.