Complete national film registry listing library of congress. Jun 28, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Son of lassie theme is the same dogsdevotiontomaster that motivated lassie come home, only this time its lassies son, laddie, who follows his. To no ones surprise, this film was also a huge success. Knights portrayal of lassie bears some features in common with another fictional female collie of the same name, featured in the british writer elizabeth gaskells 1859 short story the. Son of lassie is a 1945 technicolor feature film produced by mgm based on characters created by eric knight, and starring peter lawford, donald crisp, june. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series lassie 1954. And lassies son, laddie, is so devoted to him that he secretly stows away on the plane when joe leaves on a bombing run. How lassie became one of the worlds most popular dogs. Son of lassie and courage of lassie take the franchise into the war years with the latter film in particular being unexpectedly grownup in its depiction of lassies years as a.
She played the elizabeth taylor character from lassie. Jan 12, 2011 1943 lassie come home lassie principal role played by pal. Because part of the wartime story is set in norway, stothart demonstrated his usual skill in adapting music by other composersin this case, edvard grieg. Dec 23, 2001 five years later, lassie come home made its debut on the silver screen.
G lassiechrs son, laddie, sneaks off to the army with his owner, andgets. Lassie is smart, loyal and ready to cross rivers and fires to come to the rescue of her young owner, 10year old zoe. This was an immediate success and mgm acquired the rights to film it as a m. The girl from venice by martin cruz smith, paperback. Son of lassie came out in 1945 and the courage of lassie followed in 1946. Intelligent, well made family feature from the original novel, bearing little resemblance to the now campyseeming us tv series.
Feb 01, 2016 scenes of son of lassie 1945 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Aug 09, 2016 zoe and lassie take harvey up a small creek to see a beaver dam and visit her familys favorite swimming hole. Son of lassie, 1944 the second of the films, although a sequel to the first, was filmed as an action adventure war movie rather than a sentimental drama. Zoe and lassie take harvey up a small creek to see a beaver dam and visit her familys favorite swimming hole. Staring peter lawford, donald crisp, nigel bruce and june lockhart. Knight was an american citizen who had come from britain. The show was the creation of producer robert maxwell and animal trainer rudd weatherwax and was televised from september 12, 1954, to march 25, 1973. Lassie is the most famous fictional farm dog that ever existed, but the history of where lassie came from is a little bit unclear.
For the sequel, the studio turned to its leading musical man of the 40sherbert stothart. Thunderhead son of flicka western family film 1945 part 02. Five years later, lassie come home made its debut on the silver screen. Lassie television series lassie 1954 lassies rescue rangers 1973 the new lassie 1989 lassie 1997. Laddie, lassie s pup, sneaks aboard a bombing mission over germanoccupied norway. Well, lassie was born in a short story in 1939 in the saturday evening post written by eric knight. Sylvan simon, with peter lawford, donald crisp, june lockhart, at turner classic movies. From martin cruz smith, a master of the international thriller the new york times, a suspenseful world war ii love story set against the beauty, mystery, and danger of occupied venice. This film was donated by guy julien of montpellier, france. Son of lassie is a 1945 technicolor feature film produced by mgm based on characters created by eric knight, and starring.
Son of lassie also known as laddie, son of lassie is a 1945 technicolor feature film produced by mgm based on characters created by eric knight, and starring peter lawford, donald crisp, june lockhart and pal credited as lassie. Dvd and bluray clearance sale series mgms new adventure. A sequel to lassie come home, the film focuses on the now adult joe carraclough after he joins the royal air. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Lassie is an american television series that follows the adventures of a female rough collie dog named lassie and her companions, both human and animal.
Shot down over norway with his collie, laddie, an raf pilot peter lawford tries to get home. Jun 12, 2014 and i think of all the lassie movies, son of lassie might be my favorite because of the really incredible work the dog does in the film. A radio series, lassie radio show, was also created, airing until 1949. Son of lassie 1945 stream and watch online moviefone. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Son of lassie the first meeting between june lockhart and lassie. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. Joe carraclough has grown into adulthood as a wwii raf airman.
Peter lawford, donald crisp, june lockhart, nigel bruce, william severn, leon amesplot summaryladdie son of lassie and his master are trapped in norway during ww2 has he inherited his mothers famous courage. When the plane is shot out of the sky over enemyoccupied norway, joe and laddie parachute from the burning aircraft and. Guy and his thirteen year old son, maxime, put it together in honor of the fifteenth air force. A sequel to lassie come home, the film stars peter lawford and june lockhart as the grownup counterparts of. How lassie became one of the worlds most popular dogs canidae. Beautifully shot, well scored, and featuring a firstrate adult cast peter otoole, samantha morton, john lynch, peter dinkage along with some very endearing child actors, this manages to be sweet without being saccharine, sentimental without being cloying. Lassie come home, son of lassie, courage of lassie, hills of home, the sun comes up, challenge to lassie, the painted hills and its a dogs life 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1949, 1951 and 1955, respectively, turner entertainment co. Zoe is an intelligent, capable and compassionate young girl and as lassie actually understands human. In 1946, a lassie radio show began, and it would run until. One, the united states after world war ii was moving from a rural culture to a. Feb 05, 2014 joe carraclough has grown into adulthood as a wwii raf airman. The movie was a giant success, and quickly spawned sequels. Son of lassie on dvd 012569691025 from warner bros directed by s sylvan simon. Son of lassie and courage of lassie take the franchise into the war years with the latter film in particular being unexpectedly grownup in its depiction of lassie s years as a combatcanine.
Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. A sequel to lassie come home, the film focuses on the now adult joe carraclough after he joins the royal air force during world war ii and is shot down over nazi. Collie dogs, collie prints, collie gift, lassie girl, lassie forever, lassie come home, personalized dog gifts, choose your breed, custom gulfroad 5 out of. Released 1945, son of lassie stars peter lawford, donald crisp, june lockhart, nigel bruce the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Peter lawford, donald crisp, june lockhart, nigel bruce, william severn, leon amesplot summaryladdie son of lassie and his master are trapped in norway during ww2 has he. Mgm followed this with several additional films, including a sequel entitled son of lassie 1945, starring peter lawford and june lockhart, and courage of lassie with elizabeth taylor. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. And lassie s son, laddie, is so devoted to him that he secretly stows away on the plane when joe leaves on a bombing run. 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. Five more lassie films were released from 1946 to 1951. Son of lassie is about a courageous collie named laddie, played by a dog named pal. Beautifully shot, well scored, and featuring a firstrate adult cast peter otoole, samantha morton, john lynch, peter dinkage along with some very endearing child actors, this manages to be sweet without being saccharine, sentimental without being. Lassie played a different dog each week in different kinds of. In this sequel to the classic lassie come home, lassies son, laddie, follows his master all over europe as he fights the.
Son of lassie theme is the same dogsdevotiontomaster that motivated lassie come home, only this time its lassie s son, laddie, who follows his young master into the war and a highadventure. Laddies owner, joe carraclough peter lawford, enlists during. What do you think it is about lassie as this farm dog that really caught peoples attention. Laddie follows in the paw prints of his heroic mother in this sequel to lassie come home. Son of lassie peter lawford donald crisp june lockhart 1945 a young soldier and his dog embark on a desperate escape to freedom after they are shot down over nazioccupied norway. Son of lassie 1945 on a bombing run over enemyoccupied norway, a bomber crewman peter lawford and his devoted dog, lassies son laddie.
Son of lassie was released, starring peter lawford and june lockhart. The fifteenth was deactivated in italy 15 september 1945. Watch son of lassie movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie. Set several years after lassie come home 1943, the film begins at the estate of the duke of rudling nigel bruce. Scenes of son of lassie 1945 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Oct 26, 2011 after this first lassie film debuted, scores of people wrote to the studio begging for another lassie film, and in 1945 they got their wish. Lassies son laddie follows an adult joepeter lawford to.
Lassie is a fictional character created by eric knight. Set several years after lassie come home 1943, the film begins at the estate of the duke of. Peter lawford plays an adult joe carraclough who joins the raf in world war ii, and priscilla, the dukes granddaughter, now played by june lockhart, has become his love interest. Son of lassie herbert stothart and mario castelnuovo. A big task, as zoes hunger for adventure is as large as the grand mountain national park that zoe and lassie call home. Long before the lassie tv series, june lockhart appeared in 1945s son of lassie. With peter lawford, donald crisp, june lockhart, nigel bruce. Lassie television series lassie 1954 lassie s rescue rangers 1973 the new lassie 1989 lassie 1997. Disc two is dedicated to the score for son of lassie 1945 which stothart cocomposed with mario castelnuovotedesco. Contribute to michaelhelmicklassie development by creating an account on github.
A sequel to lassie come home, the film focuses on the now adult joe carraclough after he joins the royal air force during world war ii and is shot. What was the first instance of lassie in popular culture. Peter lawford and june lockhart star as the adults who, as children, shared adventures with a dog named lassie but who now fight nazis with the help of the son of lassie. When the plane is shot out of the sky over enemyoccupied norway, joe and laddie parachute from the burning aircraft and begin their wartime adventures in this lively sequel. Lassie come home son of lassie courage of lassie 3 disc. 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. After this first lassie film debuted, scores of people wrote to the studio begging for another lassie film, and in 1945 they got their wish. Son of lassie 1945, the second film in the lassie series, focuses on the collies loyal son, laddie, who follows his master joe carraclough played as a young man by peter lawford into battle during world war ii and in the process proves worthy of his lineage. The plane is shot down, and dog and master parachute behind enemy lines.
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