The music is also gorgeous, memorable and lyrical with amazing orchestration. The cinematography is beautiful, and the scenery is lush and like looking at a watercolour painting. How wrong I was, Lassie Come Home is delightful! Sweet, moving and exciting, I absolutely loved the film. Wilcox ~ Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, May WittyĬan I be honest? I wasn't expecting to love this film, I thought it would be childish and predictable. If "Lassie, Come Home" doesn't raise some emotion, you may not be human. Interestingly, Elizabeth Taylor appears in her second film role she will become Lassie's owner for the third series film, "Courage of Lassie" (1946). The MGM color cinematography is gorgeous, and the story understandably sentimental. McDowall's performance is terrific, and the others are no less than competent. Though Lassie is sold, his real emotional "owner" is the boy Joe, played by Mr. Crisp loses his job, and can't afford to keep the pet. When the story begins, Lassie must be sold, by the poor Carracloughs: father Donald Crisp, mother Elsa Lancaster, and their boy Roddy McDowall. The collie, and its descendants, performed this basic role for some decades to come. It's easy to see why, in "Lassie Come Home". Under the guidance of trainer Rudd Weatherwax, the dog will become one of the most popular and enduring animal "stars" ever.
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