Hills of Home (1948)

William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the ... See full summary »

Director:

Fred M. Wilcox

Writers:

William Ludwig (original screenplay), Ian Maclaren (suggested by the sketches "Doctor of the Old School"),

Stars:

Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Tom Drake

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edmund Gwenn	...	Dr. William MacLure
Donald Crisp	...	Drumsheugh
Tom Drake	...	Tammas Milton
Janet Leigh	...	Margit Mitchell
Rhys Williams	...	Mr. Milton
Reginald Owen	...	Hopps
Edmund Breon	...	Jamie Soutar
Alan Napier	...	Sir George
Hughie Green	...	Geordie (as Hugh Green)
Lumsden Hare	...	Lord Kilspindie
Eileen Erskine	...	Belle Saunders
Victor Wood	...	David Mitchell
David Thursby	...	Burnbrae
Frederick Worlock	...	Dr. Weston
Pal	...	Lassie (as Lassie)

Storyline

William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | lassie | dog actor

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Taglines:

M-G-M's thrilling adventure of young love in the hills!

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

Danger in the Hills

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Loew's

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Lassie Come Home (1943)

User Reviews

It's Water Under the Bridge

In the beautiful hills of Scotland, Lassie is a good-for-nothing collie. Afraid of water, the dog lets sheep drown. So, owner Rhys Williams (as Milton) trades her in, to lovable old doctor Edmund Gwenn (as William MacLure). Mr. Williams' son Tom Drake (as Tammas Milton) is studying doctoring with Mr. Gwenn, but his father wants him to be a farmer. Mr. Drake is courting pretty young Janet Leigh (as Margit Mitchell).

A colorful MGM gloss makes "Hills of Home" pleasant viewing, at times. The movie winds up far less carefully made than the initial scenic images suggest, however. It's nice to see Donald Crisp return to Lassie's supporting cast; his scenes with Gwenn provide some Scottish accented fun. Lassie veteran Tom Drake and starlet Janet Leigh are nice, but the lack of a child co-star hurts the story. Lassie's crossing of a river's broken bridge, to save her master, it a film highlight; though, it's difficult to accept Lassie was ever afraid of water.

**** Hills of Home (11/25/48) Fred M. Wilcox ~ Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Tom Drake, Lassie