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Lassie Come Home

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
5.4K
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Roddy McDowall and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:10
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21 Photos
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Family

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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
5.4K
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  • Director
    • Fred M. Wilcox
  • Writers
    • Hugo Butler(screenplay)
    • Eric Knight(novel)
  • Stars
    • Roddy McDowall
    • Donald Crisp
    • May Whitty
Top credits
  • Director
    • Fred M. Wilcox
  • Writers
    • Hugo Butler(screenplay)
    • Eric Knight(novel)
  • Stars
    • Roddy McDowall
    • Donald Crisp
    • May Whitty
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

    Videos1

    Lassie Come Home
    Trailer 2:10
    Lassie Come Home

    Photos21

    Elizabeth Taylor, Elsa Lanchester, Nigel Bruce, Donald Crisp, and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Nigel Bruce in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Elizabeth Taylor, Roddy McDowall, and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Roddy McDowall and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Elizabeth Taylor, Roddy McDowall, and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Janet Littlewood in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Janet Littlewood in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Roddy McDowall and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Roddy McDowall and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Roddy McDowall and Pal in Lassie Come Home (1943)
    Lassie Come Home (1943)

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    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Joe Carracloughas Joe Carraclough
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Sam Carracloughas Sam Carraclough
    May Whitty
    May Whitty
    • Dallyas Dally
    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • Rowlieas Rowlie
    Nigel Bruce
    Nigel Bruce
    • Duke of Rudlingas Duke of Rudling
    Elsa Lanchester
    Elsa Lanchester
    • Mrs. Carracloughas Mrs. Carraclough
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Priscillaas Priscilla
    Ben Webster
    Ben Webster
    • Dan'l Faddenas Dan'l Fadden
    J. Pat O'Malley
    J. Pat O'Malley
    • Hynesas Hynes
    • (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
    Alan Napier
    Alan Napier
    • Jockas Jock
    Arthur Shields
    Arthur Shields
    • Andrewas Andrew
    John Rogers
    • Snickersas Snickers
    Alec Craig
    Alec Craig
    • Bucklesas Buckles
    Pal
    • Lassieas Lassie
    • (as Lassie)
    May Beatty
    May Beatty
    • Heavy Womanas Heavy Woman
    • (uncredited)
    George Broughton
    • Allenas Allen
    • (uncredited)
    Sherlee Collier
    • Little Girlas Little Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Howard Davies
    Howard Davies
    • Cobbleras Cobbler
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred M. Wilcox
    • Writers
      • Hugo Butler(screenplay)
      • Eric Knight(novel)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Hard times came for Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog to the rich Duke of Rudling (Nigel Bruce). However, Lassie (Pal), the dog, is unwilling to leave the young Joe Carraclough (Roddy McDowall) and sets out on the long and dangerous journey in order to rejoin him. —Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
    • lassie character
    • dog
    • journey
    • scotland
    • yorkshire
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A Thrilling Saga Of Courage And Loyalty !
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Family
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dame Elizabeth Taylor replaced Maria Flynn in 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. Producer Samuel Marx 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 Taylor 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.
    • Goofs
      While speaking about whether to keep Lassie or not it is obvious that the large hearth behind the elderly couple is a drop screen. Shadows from the lights show behind the couple from the viewer's left to right, but the shadows on the hearth shine from the opposite direction.
    • Quotes

      Joe Carraclough: Ye're my Lassie come home.

    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      America the Beautiful
      (1882) (uncredited)

      Music by Samuel A. Ward (1882)

      Lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates (1895)

      In the score during the forward

    User reviews41

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    The Collie Franchise Started Here
    I'm sure that when MGM was filming Lassie Come Home they were not aware they would be setting up the foundation of a collie franchise. The film obviously was meant to be a B picture filler as none of MGM's big box office names were used. But the story of the loyal collie dog who traveled over 1000 miles from Scotland to Yorkshire to return to his young master struck a nostalgic chord in the English speaking world.

    What MGM did do for this film was use location footage, most likely in California and film it in Technicolor. Doing that made the film a classic and wanted by today's market which disdains black and white.

    Two young future stars Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor are in this as children and they are an appealing pair. For the rest of the cast MGM made liberal use of the English colony in Hollywood with Elsa Lanchester, Donald Crisp, Nigel Bruce, Edmund Gwenn, Alan Napier, Arthur Shields, and Dame May Witty and her husband Ben Webster. In fact if you take away the two child stars, this film may just have the oldest average age of any film cast around.

    Elizabeth Taylor and Roddy McDowall formed a lifetime friendship from this film. She also became very attached to Donald Crisp who became a father figure for her until his death in 1974. Crisp and McDowall are reunited as father and son as they were in How Green Was My Valley.

    The plot is a simple one. Because he's out of work and needs the money for food on the table, Donald Crisp sells the pure bred collie to Lord Nigel Bruce who takes him from Yorkshire to Scotland. But Lassie ain't having this and escapes and makes the journey to what she considers home. The story is about her adventures on the way.

    After over 60 years Lassie is still appealing to children of all ages everywhere.
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    • Jan 30, 2007

    FAQ8

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lesi se vraća kući
    • Filming locations
      • Big Sur, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $99,248
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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