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1943 • 1h 28min • Approved • Adventure, Drama, Family

Lassie Come Home

"A Thrilling Saga Of Courage And Loyalty !"

Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.

IMDb 7.1

RT 94%

MC 78

Director

Fred M. Wilcox

Writers

Hugo Butler

Eric Knight

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Roddy McDowall

Joe Carraclough

Donald Crisp

Sam Carraclough

May Whitty

Dally

Edmund Gwenn

Rowlie Palmer

Nigel Bruce

Duke of Rudling

Elsa Lanchester

Mrs. Helen Carraclough

Elizabeth Taylor

Priscilla

Ben Webster

Dan'l Fadden

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Roddy McDowall Joe Carraclough

Donald Crisp Sam Carraclough

May Whitty Dally

Edmund Gwenn Rowlie Palmer

Nigel Bruce Duke of Rudling

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Elizabeth Taylor Priscilla

Ben Webster Dan'l Fadden

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Alan Napier Jock

Arthur Shields Andrew

John Rogers Snickers

Alec Craig Buckles

May Beatty Woman (uncredited)

George Broughton Allen (uncredited)

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