Hills of home 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Based on the novel lassie come home, written by eric knight in 1941. Lassie movie involving an elderly doctor in a scottish village who convinces a town father to get his son to study medicine and thus guarantee a new local doctor. Meanwhile, jonathans new partner, lin, isnt interested in. Inducted into the library of congress national film registry and afi recently selected lassie as one of the 50 greatest heroes of all time. When a greedy prospector kills lassies master, its up to the courageous canine to bring the perpetrator to justice. Hills of home also known as danger in the hills and master of lassie is a 1948 technicolor drama film, the fourth in a series of seven mgm lassie films.
Mgms lassie series was declining in popularity by 1948, so the studio decided to release its latest adventure of the famous collie as hills of home, so that nonlassie fans might be inveigled. Two of the lassie movies star the late elizabeth taylor. He returns to town only to discover that his partner has since died and left tommy fatherless. Lassie, the painted hills 1951 full movie family movie an intrepid dog comes to the rescue when a boys life is put at risk by the. But when the dog refused to swim a river, they turned to pal, a collie trained by. The turners hold a memorial for lassie at a nearby tree where matts mother had carved her initials years before, and matt carves lassies name above his mothers initials. Mgms lassie series was declining in popularity by 1948, so the studio decided to release its latest adventure of the famous collie as hills of home, so that non lassie fans might be inveigled. Lassieplayed by a collie named pal is sold to a scottish duke. Hills of home film hills of home also known as danger in the hills and master of lassie is a 1948 technicolor drama film, the fourth in a series of seven mgm lassie films. The directors first hired a pedigreed female collie for the role of lassie in the 1943 movie lassie come home. Lassie the painted hills western family movie, english. Movies lassie come home 1943 movie directed by fred m. Hills of home lassie edmund gwenn janet leigh tom drake 1948 movie poster masterprint hills of home was reproduced on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original.
This is a list of movies relating to the lassie franchise. And we can let our children or grandchildren watch knowing they will see a film with high moral values and no swearing. Moving easily from the breathtaking shores of loch ness to the busy streets of glasgow and the hills of northumberland the movie was filmed in scotland, ireland and the isle of man, lassie. She is a female rough collie dog, and is featured in a short story that was later expanded to a fulllength novel called lassie comehome. The movie winds up far less carefully made than the initial scenic images suggest, however. Lassie come home 1943 son of lassie 1945 courage of lassie 1946 hills of home 1948 from the press release. He decides to leave shep played by lassie with tommy to cheer him up.
As the movie progresses the symbiotic relationship between joe peter lawford and laddie son of a lassie enhances both roles. The 1972 peanuts film snoopy, come home is a title reference to lassie come home, and its plot is also similar to the movie s plot. In an unusual departure from its practice in their tcms greatest classic films line, warner is including a newtodvd title, hills of home 1948, in. Is this movie really heart warming or is it just all those slugs of scotch dr.
Released in 1948, hills of home takes the worlds favorite collie and places her in the hills of scotland in a small farming town. Hills of home 1948 william mcclure is the villlage doctor in a remote scottish glen. Lassie films a list of 29 titles created 24 sep 2015 movies i have seen. Lassie is a fictional character created by eric knight. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of cpm archive series. Son of lassie, courage of lassie, hills of home, the sun comes up, challenge to lassie and the painted hills.
Lassie come home 1943, son of lassie 1945, courage of lassie 1946, andhills of home 1948. However, years later, she would appear in her first of 207 episodes of the lassie 1954 television series. Hills of home features lassie, that collie that shows the true meaning of friendship between master and dog. The family is too poor to keep the dog, so they sell it, but it keeps coming back home. Based on the novel lassie comehome, written by eric knight in 1941. Wilcox may have been good with kids and animals, but according to costar janet leigh, he wasnt much help to adult actors, especially. Sep 24, 2017 licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of cpm archive series. This is the original oscarnominated movie that launched two sequels and a popular tv series. Western movie in full length, english, american western, free movie, feature film, drama, family movie. Meanwhile, jonathans new partner, lin, isnt interested in sharing the gold, and lures jonathan to his death. Released 1948, hills of home stars edmund gwenn, donald crisp, janet leigh, tom drake the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Lassies facebook page is a place where dog lovers come to celebrate the hero in every one of our.
Lassie barely pulls through and pursues lin to a climactic confrontation where, due to an offscreen accident with some liquid nitrogen, lins gun jams. This movie is available on dvd and was released on vhs video. Many people have never read the original short story because many book collections of dog stories include a chapter or chapters from the book rather than the short story itself. The painted hills, also known as lassies adventures in the goldrush, is a 1951 drama film produced by metrogoldwynmayer mgm and directed by harold f. Lassie makes a perilous journey from scotland to england to be reunited with a boy named joea young roddy mcdowall. Wilcox hills of home 1948 movie directed by fred m. The turners hold a memorial for lassie at a nearby tree where matts mother had carved her initials years before, and matt carves lassie s name above his mothers initials. Robert sampson, bruce bennett, sean kelly, mary gregory. In this fourth installment in the lassie series, doctor william macclure edmund gwenn takes on an apprentice, tammas milton tom drake, a shepherds son who dreams of attending medical school.
Thats the real problem in this movie, lassie wont stay away. Lassies great adventure 1963 full movie captioned duration. Hills of home 1948 an scottish doctor edmund gwenn rescues lassie from a cruel master but nearly regrets his deed when he finds the dog has a phobia of water. Movie info mgms lassie series was declining in popularity by 1948, so the studio decided to release its latest adventure of the famous collie as hills of home, so that nonlassie fans might be. A sheepdog protects the sheep from drowning in water so her first owner decides to kill lass because she is useless as a sheepdog. Originally released in 2006 in a 3film set, this title is available as part of the new tcm lassie omnibus, which includes the first four films. Lassie returns to visit the farm where she left one of her puppies and once upon her way again, falls down a hidden well. It comes by its title because jennifer brittany boyd, matts kid sister, watches lassie on tv all the time, and so when the magnificent collie asks to be adopted by the family, she figures the dogs name is obviously lassie. Hills of home was the final lassie movie directed by fred wilcox, who had made his directing debut with the original lassie come home, and also helmed courage of lassie 1946, starring elizabeth taylor. The old movies have a quality lost in todays phony overblown spectaculars. A family in financial crisis is forced to sell lassie, their beloved dog. This item ships rolled to insure maximum protection. Hills of home 1948 in 1943, mgm released lassie come home, based on the novel by eric knight, about a boy and his dog parted by circumstance, and the trials the intelligent and loyal collie goes through to find her master again.
Lasso come home, an episode of the disney junior series sheriff callies wild west, also resembles the title. Lassie come home was the very first of the lassie films and it was such a success upon its release that metrogoldwynmayer made the collie a star of the studio and featured her in a series of pictures. Under the guidance of trainer rudd weatherwax, the dog will become one of the most popular and enduring animal stars ever. Sylvan simon courage of lassie 1946 movie directed by fred m. Hills of home 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. The film starred a talented male collie named pal, owned and trained by rudd weatherwax. This was the only lassie movie in which june lockhart appeared. The 1972 peanuts film snoopy, come home is a title reference to lassie come home, and its plot is also similar to the movies plot. However, lassie manages to survive the waterfall, and although injured, she returns home not. Wilcox may have been good with kids and animals, but according to costar janet leigh, he wasnt much help to adult actors, especially inexperienced ones like herself.
She is a female rough collie dog, and is featured in a short story that was later expanded to a fulllength novel called lassie come home. The cultural setting is that of world war two, and laddie experiences the full range of wartime threats, from being bombed to being captured, and so on. William mcclure is the villlage doctor in a remote scottish glen. It starred edmund gwenn, donald crisp, and tom drake. Its nice to see donald crisp return to lassie s supporting cast. In an unusual departure from its practice in their tcms greatest classic films line, warner is including a newtodvd title, hills of home 1948, in its just announced tcm greatest classic films. A colorful mgm gloss makes hills of home pleasant viewing, at times. The painted hills after years of prospecting, jonathan finally strikes gold. When a greedy prospector kills lassie s master, its up to the courageous canine to bring the. Lassie is not a remake of lassie come home 1943 or any of the other lassie movies. People who have been helped by lassie help rescue her from the well. 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.
Lassie come home, 1943 eric knight wrote the original tale of lassie as a short story for the saturday evening post and two years later turned it into a novel. Roles title role type of media year lassie come home lassie movie 1943 son of lassie laddie movie 1945 courage of lassie. This is the first lassie movie based on the book by the late eric knight. Hills of home is a 1948 technicolor drama film, the fourth in a series of seven mgm lassie films. This was an immediate success and mgm acquired the rights to film it as a movie. Lassie come home 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Lassie the painted hills 1951, full length family western movie jonathan harvey and his dog shep lassie finally strike gold after years of prospecting, but when the greedy partner kills. Pal june 4th, 1940 june 1958 was a male rough collie who played the role of lassie in many lassie films and in the three lassie television show episodes from 1954 to 1960. Brand new and packaged carefully in a oversized protective tube.
Save on this movie collection featuring five family classics for a low price. Tcm greatest classic films collection lassie lassie. I grew up watching the fine television series and thought the movie especially with the. Kress adapted by true boardman from alexander hulls novel shep of the painted hills, the film stars paul kelly, bruce cowling, ann doran, and dog actor pal credited as lassie in a story about a collie named shep who seeks revenge. Lassie has a phobia of water, and is turned away by a shepherd, only to be taken in by a country doctor, played by edmund gwenn, who is bound and determined to help his new friend overcome her fear. The collie, and its descendants, performed this basic role for.
Lassie lassie come home son of lassie courage of lassie hills of home. The collie, and its descendants, performed this basic role for some decades to come. The painted hills, also known as lassie s adventures in the goldrush, is a 1951 drama film produced by metrogoldwynmayer mgm and directed by harold f. I havent seen one of these old movies that i didnt like. After years of prospecting, jonathan finally strikes gold. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home. Hills of home also known as danger in the hills and master of lassie is a 1948 american drama film directed by fred m. Gwenn spends most of the film trying to cure lassie of her fears, but she remains watershy until gwenns life is put in danger and the dog is. Lassie, the painted hills 1951 full movie family movie.
All films are full screen, beautiful colour, in english and french, and subtitles in english, french, and spanish. The story of lassie the hollywood collection duration. With john lynch, samantha morton, peter otoole, peter dinklage. I say, at least because this lassie film was a huge disappointment. Tricked into buying lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. Lassie played by a collie named pal is sold to a scottish duke. The hills of home ralph stanley and the clinch mountain boys. With edmund gwenn, donald crisp, tom drake, janet leigh. Lassie immediately deduces whats happened, so lin poisons lassie. Lass lassie is afraid of the water in rivers or lakes so she will not cross any form of water. In the hills and glens of scotland, the intrepid collie lassie may be a failure as a sheep dog, but the canine proves to be a hero when it is taken in by the local doctor in the hills of home.