Laddie (Son of Lassie !) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage ?
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| Peter Lawford | ... | Joe Carraclough | |
| Donald Crisp | ... | Sam Carraclough | |
| June Lockhart | ... | Priscilla | |
| Nigel Bruce | ... | Duke of Radling | |
| William Severn | ... | Henrik (as William 'Billy' Severn) | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Anton | |
| Donald Curtis | ... | Sergeant Eddie Brown | |
| Nils Asther | ... | Olav | |
| Robert Lewis | ... | Sergeant Schmidt | |
| Fay Helm | ... | Joanna | |
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Peter Helmers | ... | Willi |
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Otto Reichow | ... | Karl |
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Patricia Prest | ... | Hedda |
| Terry Moore | ... | Thea (as Helen Koford) | |
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Leon Tyler | ... | Arne |
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Laddie (Son of Lassie !) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage ?
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20 April 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Duke of Radling: You're not free to be.
Priscilla: You're very old grandfather and you think very old things.
Duke of Radling: You're very young, my dear, and you think very young things.
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Music by Edvard Grieg
Adapted by Herbert Stothart
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This film was first telecast in Seattle Saturday 15 June 1957 on KING (Channel 5) and in Philadelphia Sunday 16 June 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6); it first aired in Altoona PA 23 June 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), in Chicago 7 July 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Phoenix 21 July 1957 on KPHO (Channel 5), in Portland OR 3 August 1957 on KGW (Channel 8), in New York City 9 September 1957 on WCBS (Channel 2), in New Haven CT 26 October 1957 on WNHC (Channel 8), in Hartford CT 19 November 1957 on WHCT (Channel 18), in Fresno CA 1 December 1957 on KMJ (Channel 24), in San Francisco 2 February 1958 on KGO (Channel 7) and in Los Angeles 3 April 1958 on KTTV (Channel 11). Laddie finally found his way to Minneapolis 7 May 1959 on WMSP (Channel 9). At this time, color broadcasting was in its infancy, limited to only a small number of high rated programs, primarily on NBC and NBC affiliated stations, so these film showings were all still in B&W. Viewers were not offered the opportunity to see these films in their original Technicolor until several years later. See more »Goofs
Toward the end of the movie, while Joe and Laddie are escaping the work camp, Laddie bites the leg of a Nazi soldier. The "bait" to make Laddie bite can be seen under the pants-leg, in Laddie's mouth. See more »Quotes
Priscilla: I'm on Joe's side grandfather.Duke of Radling: You're not free to be.
Priscilla: You're very old grandfather and you think very old things.
Duke of Radling: You're very young, my dear, and you think very young things.
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Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16(uncredited)
Music by Edvard Grieg
Adapted by Herbert Stothart
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"Son of Lassie" is a sequel to "Lassie Come Home", the first Lassie movie. The same characters return but time has past and the two leading children in the first movie (Elizabeth Taylor and Roddy McDowell) are recast with adult actors (June Lockhart and Peter Lawford).
As I mentioned, time has passed and it is now during WWII. Lassie is older and spends her time chilling at home. Her/his son, Laddie (played by Pal...who is the dog who played Lassie in the films) is young and adores his owner, Joe (Lawford). However, when they try to make him a war dog, he's a total washout in camp. In fact, for much of the film he can't seem to do anything right.
Later, when Joe is in the Royal Air Force, Laddie does what his mother/father did in the first film....he goes on a cross country trek to find Joe. Amazingly, he does and the dog spends some time at the air base where Joe is stationed. Instead of going back home, however, Laddie stows away in Joe's plane...and they end up getting shot down over Norway. Most of the film consists of Laddie and Joe trying to find their way home.
Much of the time Laddie is in Norway, he's looking for Joe because they became separated. Again and again, Laddie alerts the Nazis and helps them catch Joe! So even though later Laddie proves himself, it's only after this dog nearly gets Joe killed!! Not exactly a great dog!
So is this entertaining? Yes. Even though I think the story could have been a lot better (making Pal not so stupid would have been a good start), it is enjoyable.