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Director:
Fred M. Wilcox
Writers:
William Ludwig (writer)
Ian Maclaren (sketches Doctor of the Old School)
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Release Date:
December 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Family | Drama more
Tagline:
M-G-M's thrilling adventure of young love in the hills!
Plot:
William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Edmund Gwenn ... Dr. William MacLure
Donald Crisp ... Drumsheugh
Tom Drake ... Tammas Milton

Janet Leigh ... Margit Mitchell

Rhys Williams ... Mr. Milton
Reginald Owen ... Hopps
Edmund Breon ... Jamie Soutar
Alan Napier ... Sir George
Hughie Green ... Geordie Howe
Lumsden Hare ... Lord Kilspindie
Eileen Erskine ... Mrs. Belle Saunders
Victor Wood ... David Mitchell
David Thursby ... Burnbrae
Frederick Worlock ... Dr. Weston
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Pal ... Lassie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Danger in the Hills (USA) (working title)
Master of Lassie (UK)
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | West Germany:6 (f) | USA:G (re-rating) (1972) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #12935) (original rating) | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Sonora Pass, California, USA
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

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Movie Connections:
Followed by The Sun Comes Up (1949) more

FAQ

Is this yet another movie based on the "Lassie come Home" format?
Is "Hills of Home" based on a book?
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It's Water Under the Bridge, 17 November 2007
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Author: wesconnorsehny from Earth

In the beautiful hills of Scotland, Lassie is a good-for-nothing collie. Afraid of water, the dog lets sheep drown. So, owner Rhys Williams (as Milton) trades her in, to lovable old doctor Edmund Gwenn (as William MacLure). Mr. Williams' son Tom Drake (as Tammas Milton) is studying doctoring with Mr. Gwenn, but his father wants him to be a farmer. Mr. Drake is courting pretty young Janet Leigh (as Margit Mitchell).

A colorful MGM gloss makes "Hills of Home" pleasant viewing, at times. The movie winds up far less carefully made than the initial scenic images suggest, however. It's nice to see Donald Crisp return to Lassie's supporting cast; his scenes with Gwenn provide some Scottish accented fun. Lassie veteran Tom Drake and starlet Janet Leigh are nice, but the lack of a child co-star hurts the story. Lassie's crossing of a river's broken bridge, to save her master, it a film highlight; though, it's difficult to accept Lassie was ever afraid of water.

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