Directed by Fred M. WilcoxMy rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Lassie is a sheep dog afraid of water, which apparently makes her useless as a sheep dog, and so she is passed off to the elderly country doctor Edmund Gwenn. He trains her to swim, and the two live an idyllic life making house calls around the picturesque countryside. Most of the film is the episodic presentation of that life. Many years pass, and the old man dies, but a new doctor arrives and Lassie has a new master. It's all in beautiful Technicolor, Gwenn is good as always, Lassie is the perfect actor, and there is plenty of Scottish atmosphere, you can't ask much more from a Lassie movie.
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Lassie is a sheep dog afraid of water, which apparently makes her useless as a sheep dog, and so she is passed off to the elderly country doctor Edmund Gwenn. He trains her to swim, and the two live an idyllic life making house calls around the picturesque countryside. Most of the film is the episodic presentation of that life. Many years pass, and the old man dies, but a new doctor arrives and Lassie has a new master. It's all in beautiful Technicolor, Gwenn is good as always, Lassie is the perfect actor, and there is plenty of Scottish atmosphere, you can't ask much more from a Lassie movie.
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