Challenge to Lassie

1949
G
1h 16m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.

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When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.

Director
- Richard Thorpe
Writers
- William Ludwig
- Eleanor Atkinson
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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

687

YOUR RATING

Director
- Richard Thorpe
Writers
- William Ludwig
- Eleanor Atkinson
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
This story is based loosely on that of "Greyfriars Bobby", which has appeared in several film versions.

Goofs
When Lassie is crawling out of the river, the POV is from the river and the river is running from left to right. When she comes over the bank, the POV is toward the river, the water is running from left to right.

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Featured in Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)

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6/10

Another Lassie film, this one based on "Greyfriars Bobby"...

The Scottish tale about a terrier has been altered to suit a famous MGM collie by the name of LASSIE--nothing wrong with that and no reason for another commentator to call this movie "evil". Isn't that carrying the notion of "politically incorrect" a bit too far??? The novel, of course, was "Greyfriar's Bobby", the story about a dog's faithful devotion to a departed master who insisted on sleeping on the man's grave.

MGM's roster of British talent play the Scots with varying degrees of success, including EDMUND GWENN, DONALD CRISP, HENRY STEPHENSON and REGINALD OWEN, with young GERALDINE BROOKS in the only important female role.

It passes the time pleasantly with the usual competent production values, but can't be ranked among the best of the Lassie films.