Lassie Come Home
Roddy McDowall with "Lassie"
Directed by	Fred M. Wilcox
Produced by	Samuel Marx
Written by	Novel: Eric Knight Screenplay: Hugo Butler
Starring	Roddy McDowall Donald Crisp Dame May Whitty Edmund Gwenn Elizabeth Taylor Nigel Bruce Elsa Lanchester
Music by	Daniele Amfitheatrof
Release date(s)	October 7, 1943
Running time	89 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

Lassie Come Home is a 1943 MGM color film set in Depression-era England which tells the story of a poor boy's dog who, when sold to a rich nobleman, makes a difficult journey to return home to her original owner. Fred McLeod Wilcox ( December 22, 1907 &ndash September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director Samuel Marx ( January 26 1902, New York City - March 2 1992, Los Angeles California) was an American film producer screenwriter Eric Knight ( April 10, 1897 - January 15, 1943) was an author who is mainly notable Hugo D Butler ( May 4, 1914 &ndash January 7, 1968) was a Canadian born Screenwriter working in Hollywood Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall ( September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English -born Donald George Crisp ( July 27, 1882 &ndash May 25, 1974) was an Academy Award winning English film Actor Dame May Whitty, DBE ( 19 June 1865 &ndash 29 May 1948) born Mary Louise Whitty, was an Oscar -nominated Edmund Gwenn ( September 6 1875 - September 6, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning English Theatre and Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Nigel Bruce ( February 4 1895 &ndash October 8 1953) was a British Character actor on stage and screen best known Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (born October 28, 1902 - December 26, 1986) was an Oscar -nominated English character Daniele (Alexandrovich Amfitheatrof (Даниил Александрович Амфитеатров October 29, 1901 &ndash June 4, 1983) Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It stars Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, Dame May Whitty, Edmund Gwenn, Nigel Bruce, Elsa Lanchester, Elizabeth Taylor, Ben Webster, J. Pat O'Malley, Alan Napier, and of course Lassie. Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall ( September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English -born Donald George Crisp ( July 27, 1882 &ndash May 25, 1974) was an Academy Award winning English film Actor Dame May Whitty, DBE ( 19 June 1865 &ndash 29 May 1948) born Mary Louise Whitty, was an Oscar -nominated Edmund Gwenn ( September 6 1875 - September 6, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning English Theatre and Nigel Bruce ( February 4 1895 &ndash October 8 1953) was a British Character actor on stage and screen best known Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (born October 28, 1902 - December 26, 1986) was an Oscar -nominated English character Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Benjamin Francis Webster ( March 27 1909 &ndash September 20 1973) aka " The Brute " or " Frog," was an Alan Napier (born Alan W Napier-Clavering; 7 January 1903 &ndash 8 August 1988 was an English character actor Lassie, a dog is a Fictional character that has starred in or been the subject of many radio shows, Movies, TV shows, and Books A male collie named Pal, trained by Rudd Weatherwax, played Lassie. For the Rough Collie and Smooth Collie see their separate articles or for information on both see Scotch Collie. Pal ( June 4, 1940 - 1958 was a male Rough Collie. He was the first of a line of collies to portray the fictional female collie Lassie. Ruddell Bird "Rudd" Weatherwax ( September 23, 1907 &ndash February 25, 1985) was an American Actor and animal trainer

The movie was adapted by Hugo Butler from the novel Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight. Hugo D Butler ( May 4, 1914 &ndash January 7, 1968) was a Canadian born Screenwriter working in Hollywood Eric Knight ( April 10, 1897 - January 15, 1943) was an author who is mainly notable It was directed by Fred M. Wilcox. Fred McLeod Wilcox ( December 22, 1907 &ndash September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director During the film's production, MGM executives previewing the dailies were said to be so moved that they ordered more scenes to be added to "this wonderful motion picture. Dailies, in Filmmaking, is the term used to describe the raw unedited Footage shot during the making of a Motion picture. "^[1]

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a Cinematographer for work in one particular Motion picture. In 1993, Lassie Come Home was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress

This was the first of a long series of movies and television series starring Lassie. The movie was followed by a sequel, Son of Lassie, in 1945. Son of Lassie is an MGM Feature film released in 1945 starring Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, and June Lockhart and the dog Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar A British remake of the 1943 movie was released in 2005 as Lassie. Lassie is a family-based British / Irish / French 2005 film directed by Charles Sturridge.

References

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