Courage of Lassie

1946
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1h 32m

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6.2/10

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Bill, a pup who's been separated from his mother. At first, he has no one to love except other animals. One day, he's found by a young girl, Kathie, who adopts him for her own. But a car accident separates the two of them. Bill becomes part of a WWII K-9 unit until battle fatigue overwhelms him. He turns vicious and has to be rehabilitated.

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Adventure Drama Family War

Academy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor stars in this touching family drama about a young girl who rehabilitates an Army's shell-shocked collie.Academy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor stars in this touching family drama about a young girl who rehabilitates an Army's shell-shocked collie.Academy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor stars in this touching family drama about a young girl who rehabilitates an Army's shell-shocked collie.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

1.7K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 wins total

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Trivia
Although the title suggests it, there is no mention of the character Lassie. Pal, the dog who had played Lassie on screen in previous films, is named Bill (and later Duke) in the story.

Goofs
As Bill floats downstream on a log, the coyote that is supposed to be paddling behind him is shown several times as a floating replica of a coyote that isn't even moving, just floating along with the rapid current.

Quotes
Kathie Merrick: Will he live, Mr. MacBain?
Harry MacBain: Well, that's pretty hard to say just now, but I think he has a fair chance. You'll know if he gets up on his feet and starts acting spunky and barking, why then, maybe.

Connections
Edited into A Letter to True (2004)

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Featured review

6/10

Everybody Loves Lassie

If you enjoy watching "A-Dog-As-A-Shining-Hero" movie, then you're sure to get a satisfying charge out of Courage Of Lassie (COL, for short) from 1946.

Featuring plenty of carefully staged wildlife photography (especially within its first 20 minutes), COL had our favourite celebrity canine, Lassie, heading out on one daring, brave and big-hearted adventure after another.

As something of a bonus - COL starred a fresh-faced, 14-year-old Elizabeth Taylor, who played young Kathie Merrick, the easily-excitable daughter of simple sheep ranchers etching out a modest living in the American North-West.

All-in-all - COL was, for the most part, an enjoyable enough feature film, but I seriously think that its story was probably best suited for a much younger audience than myself.

*Note* - What didn't make a whole lot of sense to me was that, even though this film's title clearly named this prized collie-dog as Lassie, Kathie kept repeatedly calling this pedigree pooch, Bill, for whatever reason.