Movies
Lassie Come Home, 1943
Based on a short story, and a later novel by Eric Knight, an unemployed Yorkshire collier who is forced to sell his son's beloved collie to pay for rent and food. The dog escapes and walks through Scotland and part of England to return to her master. Cast : Nigel Bruce (Duke of Rudling), Donald Crisp (Sam Carraclough), Edmund Gwenn (Rowlie Palmer), Elsa Lanchester (Mrs. Carraclough), Roddy McDowall (Joe Carraclough), J. Pat O'Malley (Hynes), Elizabeth Taylor (Priscilla), Ben Webster (Dan'l Fadden), Dame May Whitty (Dally)
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Son of Lassie, 1944
Sequel to "Lassie Come Home"- Adult Joe Carraclough, joins the RAF in World War II, and Lassie follows her master when he's shot down behind enemy lines. Cast: Peter Lawford (Joe Carraclough), Donald Crisp (Sam Carraclough), June Lockhart (Priscilla), Nigel Bruce (Duke of Rudling), William Severn (Henrik), Leon Ames (Anton), Donald Curtis (Sergeant Eddie Brown), Robert Lewis (Sergeant Schmidt)
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Courage of Lassie, 1946
Young Kathie Merrick saves a collie puppy and trains him to be a champion, but Lassie is lost due to a freak accident. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor (Kathie Merrick), Frank Morgan (Harry MacBain), Tom Drake (Sergeant Smitty), Selena Royle (Mrs. Merrick), Harry Davenport (Judge Payson), George Cleveland (Old Man), Catherine McLeod (Alice Merrick), Morris Ankrum (Farmer Crews), Mitchell Lewis (Gil Elson), Youth (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer)
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Hills of Home (Master of Lassie), 1948
A country doctor is determined to bring modern medicine to his patients. Cast: Edmund Gwenn, Tom Drake, Donald Crisp, and Janet Leigh
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The Sun Comes Up, 1948
A woman who retreats to a country town after her son is killed in a traffic accident, along with the boy's collie who she blames for the accident. Cast: Claude Jarman Jr (Jerry), Jeanette MacDonald (Helen Lorfield Winter), Lloyd Nolan (Thomas I. Chandler), Percy Kilbride (Mr. Willie B. Williegood), Lewis Stone (Arthur Norton), Nicholas Joy (Victor Alvord), Margaret Hamilton (Mrs. Golightly), Hope Landin (Mrs. Pope), Esther Somers (Susan, the maid), Dwayne Hickman (Hank Winter)
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Challenge to Lassie, 1949
An adaptation of "Greyfriars Bobby" After his master is killed, the faithful collie refuses to leave his side and takes up vigil at his grave, infuriating town officials who simply consider her a collarless stray. Cast: Geraldine Brooks (Susan Brown), Donald Crisp (Jock Gray), Ross Ford (William Traill), Edmund Gwenn (John Traill), Lumsden Hare (MacFarland), Charles Irwin (Sergeant Major), Alan Napier (Lord Provost), Reginald Owen (Sergeant Davie)
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The Painted Hills, 1951
The only movie that Lassie plays a different character, that of "Shep". Cast includes Paul Kelly, Gary Gray, Bruce Cowling
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The Magic of Lassie, 1978
When a grandfather with custody of his 2 grandchildren won't sell out to a rich industrialist used to getting his way, the industrialist retaliates by proving Lassie is his and taking her from him, thus Lassie begins the journey home.Cast: Jimmy Stewart (Clovis Mitchell), Stephanie Zimbalist (Kelly Mitchell), Michael Sharrett (Chris Mitchell), Pernell Roberts (Mr. Jamison), Lane Davies (Allan Fogerty), Mickey Rooney (Gus), Mike Mazurski (Apollo), Alice Faye (Waitress), Gene Evans (Sheriff Andrews), Alice Faye (Alice the waitress), Robert Lussier (Mr. Finch)
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Lassie, Best Friends Are Forever 1994
Matt Turner's widowed dad accepts a job out in the Virginia countryside where they have no sidewalks for skateboarding and no MTV which is not something that makes city wise Matt happy. Enroute to their new home they come upon a truck accident and a lost collie, which they take with them to their new home. Lassie teaches Matt about the pleasures of the simpler life. Cast: Thomas Guiry (Matt Turner), Helen Slater (Laura Turner), Jon Tenney (Steve), Brittany Boyd (Jennifer), Richard Farnsworth (Len Collins), Michelle Williams (April), Frederic Forrest (Sam Garland), Jody Smith Strickler (Mrs. Garland), Charlie Hofheimer (Jim Garland), Clayton Barclay Jones (Josh Garland), Rick Warner (Timid Neighbor)
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Lassie 2005
British remake of the original "Lassie Come Home" by director Charles Sturridge and shot in the original settings. Cast includes Peter O'Toole (The Duke), Samanta Morton (Sarah Carraclough),
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Compilation "Movies"
Lassie: Well of Love, a movie comprised of the episodes "The Offering" and the two-part "For the Love of Lassie,"
Peace is Our Profession (from the four-part episode)
The Adventures of Neeka (taken from the episodes Price of Wisdom," "Night of the Ghost," and "Time of Crisis")
Flight of the Cougar (taken from the episodes "Cry of the Wild," "The Guardian," and "Starfire")
Lassie's Great Adventure, 1963
Timmy and Lassie are accidentally trapped in the basket of a balloon that blows away in a freak storm and finally crashes in the Canadian wilderness. Re-edited from the four part 1963 TV story "The Journey". Cast includes June Lockhart (Ruth), Hugh Reilly (Paul), Jon Provost (Timmy), Andy Clyde (Cully), Kenneth Tobey (Pilot), Chinook Pete (Richard Kiel)
Lassie: A New Beginning, 1973 (Made for TV)
Earl Hamner Jr (The Waltons) co-wrote this screenplay. The Stratton kids, Samantha and Chip, and their grandmother Ada. drive to "visit" their uncle Stuar. Grandma collapses and dies in a strange town, leaving the kids and Lassie on their own. Cast: Sally Boyden (Samantha Stratton), Shane Sinutko (Chip Stratton), Jeanette Nolan (Ada Stratton), John McIntire (Doctor Spreckles), John Reilly (Stuart Stratton), Gene Evans (Sheriff Marsh), David Wayne (Amos Rheams), Lee Bryant (Kathy McKendrick), Jeff Harlan (Buzz McKendrick)
The Lassie Radio Show
Lassie, was broadcast from 1947 to 1950, first on the ABC radio network, then on NBC. Each week Lassie played a different dog in different situations in 15 minute stories. Cast: Lassie, Earl Keen, animal imitator, announcer Charles Lyon. Marvin Miller and Betty Arnold had regular roles. Sponsored by Red Heart dog food.
Lassie Rescue Rangers
In 1973, a cartoon version of Lassie began airing called Lassie's Rescue Rangers
Lassie TV Show
The original Lassie series began in 1954 with The Miller Family- original cast members Tommy Rettig (Jeff), Jan Clayton (Mom) and George Cleveland (Gramps). During this time Lassie won the Emmy in 1955 for Best Childrens Program. The following year in 1956 Lassie won Best Children's Series and a Peabody Award.
In 1957 Tommy Rettig left the show and the family was replaced by the Martin Family- original cast members Jon Provost (Timmy), Cloris Leachman (Ruth Martin) and Jon Sheppold (Paul Martin).
One year later in 1958 the roles of Ruth and Paul Martin were taken over by June Lockhart and Hugh Reilly. The original Lassie series ran for 17 seasons on CBS at 7PM on Sunday nights.
In 1964 Lassie then began the Ranger years, followed by the years Lassie was on her own. The Ranger years were the first to be broadcast in color
In 1989 The New Lassie started in syndication with the Holden Family
In 1997 The Cinar Lassie Series started airing on Animal Planet with the Corbett Family
Lassie Pet Vet
Lassie's Pet Vet Began airing on PBS in the summer of 2007 |
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