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Director:
Fred M. Wilcox
Writer:
Lionel Houser (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
8 November 1946 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Adventure | Family | War more
Tagline:
As Refreshing As A Breath Of Spring !
Plot:
Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Elizabeth Taylor ... Kathie Eleanor 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 (as Catherine Frances McLeod)
Morris Ankrum ... Farmer Crews
Mitchell Lewis ... Gil Elson
Jane Green ... Mrs. Elson
David Holt ... Pete Merrick
Bill Wallace ... Sergeant Mac (as William Wallace)
Minor Watson ... Sheriff Ed Grayson
Donald Curtis ... Charlie
Clancy Cooper ... Casey
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer ... First Youth
Conrad Binyon ... Second Youth
Pal ... Bill aka Duke (as Lassie)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Douglas Cowan ... Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)
James Flavin ... Lt. Tom Arnold (uncredited)
Byron Foulger ... Dr. Coleman (uncredited)
Paul Langton ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Lewin ... Sergeant (uncredited)
Lyle Mulhall ... Corporal (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Deputy (uncredited)
Garry Owen ... Cook Swenson - Sailor helping Smitty (uncredited)
William 'Bill' Phillips ... Sgt. Tyler (uncredited)
Addison Richards ... Captain in Aleutians (uncredited)
Arthur Space ... Officer (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan ... Officer Instructor (uncredited)
Arthur Walsh ... Freddie Crews (uncredited)
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Directed by
Fred M. Wilcox 
 
Writing credits
Lionel Houser (original screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Sisk .... producer
 
Original Music by
Scott Bradley (musical score)
Bronislau Kaper (musical score)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger (uncredited)
Nathaniel Shilkret (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Leonard Smith (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Conrad A. Nervig 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
Paul Youngblood 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sid Sidman .... assistant director (uncredited)
Wallace Worsley Jr. .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Paul Huldschinsky .... associate set decorator
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene .... costume supervisor
 
Other crew
Henri Jaffa .... associate technicolor color director
Natalie Kalmus .... technicolor color director
Basil Wrangell .... co-director: animal sequences
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blue Sierra (USA) (copyright title)
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #10395) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Netherlands:6 (2008) | Germany:6 | Finland:S | USA:G | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Canada more
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although the title of the film suggests it, there is no mention of the character Lassie anywhere in the movie. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the puppy Bill first runs up to the coyote, the line tied around the coyote's neck is visible. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Three Daring Daughters (1948) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
The Dog Days of Lassie, 20 August 2007
4/10
Author: wesconnorsehny from Earth

Lassie should have barked, "RE-WRITE!" during the third in the series, "Courage of Lassie". Elizabeth Taylor takes over the reigns as Lassie's owner. Obviously, the filmmakers were still not sure how to use Lassie as a name; so it's implied that the dog you love as Lassie is playing "Bill" (but it's really "Pal" playing "Lassie" playing "Bill"; and, it gets even more complicated in the film).

Since it is 1946, we'll just have to go along with Lassie being drafted; but, is this "Lassie Come Home from World War II" - is Lassie an unpatriotic deserter? Then, the poor dog comes down with Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome, becomes a killer, and goes on trial On the plus side: Lassie is terrific, as usual; the dog tries to make a bad script hunt. Elizabeth Taylor and the film look very nice in color; and, Frank Morgan feels like a good substitute for Donald Crisp, who was in the last Lassie film, and will be in the next one…

**** Courage of Lassie (1946) Fred M. Wilcox ~ Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, Tom Drake

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