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Lassie Come Home

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Lassie Come Home (1943)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:6

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.5/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: The first in the series of "Lassie" movies. Here, Sam Carraclough sells the collie to a rich family, much to the dismay of both Lassie, and Sam's young son Joe. Lassie misses the Carracloughs so... The first in the series of "Lassie" movies. Here, Sam Carraclough sells the collie to a rich family, much to the dismay of both Lassie, and Sam's young son Joe. Lassie misses the Carracloughs so much that, with "dogged" determination, she attempts a dangerous, adventure-filled cross-country trip back home. Will the boy and his dog be reunited? [More]

Starring: Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, Elsa Lanchester, Elizabeth Taylor

Starring: Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, Elsa Lanchester, Elizabeth Taylor, Pal, May Whitty, Edmund Gwenn, Nigel Bruce, J. Pat O'Malley

Director: Fred M. Wilcox

Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Screenwriter: Hugo Butler
Story: Eric Knight
Producer: Samuel Marx
Composer: Daniele Amfitheatrof

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MGM tear jerker supreme for dog and child fans.

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Bosley Crowther
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It's the classic shaggy dog story that began it all.

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As Old Yeller is the classic story of a boy and his dog, Lassie Come Home is the classic story of a dog and her boy.

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