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Lassie Come Home

Play trailer Poster for Lassie Come Home G,  1943,  1h 28m,  Kids & Family/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 77% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
In a small Yorkshire village during the Great Depression, financial pressures cause the parents of young Joe Carraclough to sell his beloved dog, Lassie, to the Duke of Rudling. After the duke takes the collie to his Scottish estate, his granddaughter recognizes that the dog misses her former owner and allows her to escape. Facing great dangers and small kindnesses on her lengthy journey, the faithful dog sets forth to rejoin her beloved family.

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Emma Cochrane Empire Magazine Mar 23, 2011
3/5
This was understandably inspiring to wartime audiences and actually still holds up as a heartwarming story with a very decent cast. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Jul 22, 2008
Lassie emerges as nice entertainment enhanced by color photography and good scenic shots. Go to Full Review
Trevor Johnston Time Out Jun 24, 2006
Nobody made this heart-warming fluff better than MGM. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Aug 25, 2024
8/10
An enjoyable, good-natured ride, avoiding significant conflict for the sake of relating a pleasant parable – and boasting a stunningly heartfelt finale. Go to Full Review
Heather Boerner Common Sense Media Dec 18, 2010
5/5
Barkin' good moral-rich classic. But violent, too. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com May 22, 2008
5/5
MGM tear jerker supreme for dog and child fans. Go to Full Review
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Ron S Dec 6, 2013 A lovable heartwarming classic. (First and only full viewing - 12/14/2013)
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Cast & Crew

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Fred M. Wilcox

Director

Roddy McDowall

Joe Carraclough

Donald Crisp

Sam Carraclough

Dame May Whitty

Dally

Edmund Gwenn

Rowlie

Nigel Bruce

Duke of Rudling

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Movie Info

Synopsis In a small Yorkshire village during the Great Depression, financial pressures cause the parents of young Joe Carraclough to sell his beloved dog, Lassie, to the Duke of Rudling. After the duke takes the collie to his Scottish estate, his granddaughter recognizes that the dog misses her former owner and allows her to escape. Facing great dangers and small kindnesses on her lengthy journey, the faithful dog sets forth to rejoin her beloved family.
Director
Fred M. Wilcox
Producer
Samuel Marx
Screenwriter
Hugo Butler
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 1943, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m
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