Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie (also known as Laddie, Son of Lassie) is a 1945 American Technicolor feature film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer based on characters created by Eric Knight, and starring Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, June Lockhart and Pal (credited as Lassie). A sequel to Lassie Come Home (1943), the film focuses on the now adult Joe Carraclough after he joins the Royal Air Force during World War II and is shot down over Nazi-occupied Norway along with a stowaway, Lassie's son "Laddie" – played by Pal. Son of Lassie was released theatrically on April 20, 1945.
Plot
In England during World War II, the rough collie Lassie and her mischievous pup Laddie are devoted to their young master, Joe Carraclough, who is training in the Royal Air Force. Joe's father Sam is kennel man for the Duke of Rudling, and he is put in charge of a British Army war dogs training school on the Duke's Yorkshire estate. Lassie is too old for military service, but the day before Joe begins active duty as a flight navigator, Laddie is enrolled in the school. He lacks the discipline of the other dogs, but is resourceful.
More details
| author | Jeanne Bartlett |
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| contentLocation | Norway |
| director | S. Sylvan Simon |
| editor | Ben Lewis IMDb |
| events | aviation |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | air base air force british army capture journey home military service prison camp royal air force train war dog world war ii young master |
| musicBy | Herbert Stothart |
| producer | Samuel Marx |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
| recordedAt | Alberta British Columbia |
| theme | children's |