“Lassie Come Home” exists entirely within the cozy kennel walls of its own title. With just a dog and a dream, it conjures up a saga of astounding simplicity and beauty. Almost as astounding, as its lead canine actor.  Lassie, played by Pal the collie, has an expression of…

theriverjordan

Cinematic Time Capsule 1943 Marathon - Film #26 ”Lassie won't be waiting for ye at school anymore” In one of the cruelest family-film openings ever, Roddy McDowall’s parents sell his beloved dog, Lassie… and then don’t even bother to tell him! “Shouldn’t we be…

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The Radio City Music Hall should be filled with young folks these next few weeks—young folks and their wistful elders who still pulse to the joys and sorrows of youth. For the picture which opened there yesterday tells the story of a boy and a dog, tells it with such…

theironcupcake

"I know something about this dog. She's going somewhere - she's on her way." Super cute! The story, in essence: boy loves dog, boy loses dog when parents sell her (they're on the dole and Lassie is their most valuable possession), dog keeps finding new methods to return…

theironcupcake

I cried like a baby watching this damn movie. Even as a 7 or 8 year old I knew that was embarrassing. So I sat there, sobbing, with a blanket over my head, in a failed effort to conceal my shame. Think my mother thought it was sweet rather than an early sign of profound…

Morgan Avery

War time rationing of actors means we follow a dog around for 90 minutes. All quite charming and harmless though.

az93

That wasn't me tearing up a little at the end...I promise! In a small Yorkshire village during the Great Depression, financial pressures cause the parents of young Joe Carraclough (Roddy McDowall) to sell his beloved dog, Lassie, to the Duke of Rudling (Nigel Bruce).…

Cinema_Snobb

Wholesome and entertaining family film classic I have finally watched after hearing it name-checked in Addams Family Values for 30 years. The pacing sags a bit during the middle travelogue half-hour, but the first and third acts work extremely well, the Oscar-nominated…

Brian Rowe

my grandma is the biggest fan of this movie

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