With lassie, robert bray, vaughn taylor, merry anders. Prologue about the author, introduction of the famous collie and his young master joe roddy mcdowall, distracted in school, from mgms hit lassie come home, 1943, featuring elizabeth taylor. Lassies greatest strength is that it is never afraid to explore deeper and present some mature themes. Two of the lassie movies star the late elizabeth taylor. As lassie protects matthew from a dangerous wolf and saves him from a raging waterfall. In 2005, a remake of the original lassie come home movie was. The movie lassie was released in 1994 starring howard. Watch lassie come home online stream full movie directv. Lassie is a canadian television series which aired from 1997 to 1999 on ytv in canada and sunday nights on the animal planet network in the united states, as a modified remake of the original lassie series 19541973 about a boy and his faithful dog. However, lassie manages to survive the waterfall, and although injured, she returns home not too long afterwards and is reunited with matt at his school.
Lassie cbs, 195471 was a classic childrens series that began as a boy and his dog show, evolved into more exotic adventures after lassie teamed up with forest ranger corey stuart, and eventually deemphasized humans to focus on the dogs adventures as a wanderer. In 1978 pals offspring boy appeared in the movie the magic of lassie. Timeless family story, very well done in beautiful color. Mgm followed this with several additional films, including a sequel entitled son of lassie, starring peter lawford and june lockhart, and courage of lassie with elizabeth taylor. Corey, lassie, and the planes pilot are trapped when their small plane makes a forced landing on an icy plateau. Therefore, although the titles and dates of these episodes have been gleaned from other sources as cited on the contents page to this episode guide, any description and comments are mine. As with previous lassie tv versions and several movies dating back to the original lassie come home movie of 1943, the star was lassie, a. However, lassie manages to survive the waterfall, and although injured, she returns home not. Taylor said this developed some sense of slipknot in himself.
Lassie come home the films of elizabeth taylor pictures. Please note that i have seen every episode of lassie as listed in this guide. The movie was a hit and enjoyed favorable critical response. It is based on the 1940 book lassie comehome by eric knight the movie was nominated for an academy award for best cinematography, color.
Cobb explains to lawyer farrell robert taylor how hes gotta defend ambitious thug cookie corey allen or else, in nicholas rays party girl. It was a huge box office success and the public demanded more. Corey and lassie parachute from a damaged airplane, but collie and man are. After the duke takes the collie to his scottish estate, his granddaughter elizabeth taylor recognizes that the dog misses her former owner and allows her to escape. In a small yorkshire village during the great depression, financial pressures cause the parents of young joe carraclough roddy mcdowall to sell his beloved dog, lassie, to the duke of rudling. Lassie come home was turned into a very successful film in 1943, due in no. Lassie makes a perilous journey from scotland to england to be reunited with a boy named joea young roddy mcdowall. While many of them were cartoonytype shows, also featured were animated versions of liveaction series and charactersdon adams as a bumbling detective very like maxwell smart and cartoon versions of the addams family, lost in space, and lassie. Mgm turned this enormous success into a series of movies whose appeal has spanned five decades. Elizabeth taylor in courage of lassie in this movie liz taylors character is named. Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses elizabeth taylor seen here with lassie. It has a sweet, engaging story, and everything works so well that you completely forget any areas that fall on the predictable side.
Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses. In 1943, the novel was adapted into a feature film, lassie come home, by metrogoldwynmayer mgm that starred roddy mcdowall and elizabeth taylor. In 1947 the lassie radio show hit the air waves, followed by the television premier in 1954. The turners hold a memorial for lassie at a nearby tree where matts mother had carved her initials years before, and matt carves lassies name above his mothers initials. See more ideas about rough collie, collie dog and collie.
Robert bray as forest ranger corey stuart with lassie. Lassie by jake swearingen on june 12, 2014 jun 12, 2014 jake swearingen. True to the lassie movies shes always putting her owners safety above herself. The show was the creation of producer robert maxwell and animal trainer rudd weatherwax and was televised from september 12, 1954, to march 25, 1973. That said, the movie is also a bit schmaltzy, with one too many scenes of lassie running in slomo across the yorkshire landscape, saving various souls along the way, and being brave in the face of adversity. Lassie tv series 19541974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When strangers offer lassie a fine home she still misses her boy and she makes a heroic journey back to him. The cast includes elizabeth taylor kathie merrick, frank morgan harry. As i recall, all the other lassie movies and certainly the tv series, the collie was a pure sable and white. Entertaining and fun dog movie shot in marvelous outdoors with very well trained animals.
Corey taylor was born on december 8, 1973 in des moines, iowa, usa as corey todd. Jon provost, who played timmy on the tv show lassie 19571964, will. In a small yorkshire village during the great depression, financial pressures cause the parents of young joe carraclough roddy mcdowall to sell his beloved dog, lassie, to the duke of rudling nigel bruce. Wilcox from a screenplay by hugo butler based upon the 1940 novel lassie comehome by eric knight. The movie featured two youthful stars, roddy mcdowell and elizabeth taylor.
With john lynch, samantha morton, peter otoole, peter dinklage. The family is too poor to keep the dog, so they sell it, but it keeps coming back home. Lassie come home movie simple english wikipedia, the. Corey, determined not to leave lassie behind, rigs a rescue when the pilot says that lassies weight will make them unable to take off. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. The film stars jonathan mason and was distributed by roadside attractions. Jon provost, coming to allentown, tells why he quit lassie the.
Exciting life of a collie named lassie is here expanded to include the adventures of the humans who surround the dog. Not much is known about the film other than the fact that it is going to be a horror movie. In 1972, abc began a cartoon series called the saturday superstar movie, a series of onehour cartoon films. Taylor spent the entirety of october releasing portions of his in search of darkness 80s horror retrospective, but the musicians scary movie. The story of lassie includes clips from lassie mgm feature films as well as from lassies tv shows, and interviews with trainer robert weatherwax. Lassie is a fictional character created by eric knight. Lassies movies, radio series, comics, view masters, video tapes. With corey sevier, michael yarmush, susan almgren, tim post. Lassie come homeson of lassiecourage of lassie dvd 3fe multititle various. The story of lassie the hollywood collection youtube. This is the first lassie movie based on the book by the late eric knight. Stuart is a middle aged bachelor and a ranger with the united states forest service.
Slipknots corey taylor has written a horror movie loudwire. Ranger corey does his best to convince the boys to accept an exchange of an equal value of land, but it is not an easy task, even with lassies help. There are a few parts that are somewhat campy but overall its a great movie. Great family movie that stands the test of time in this 1994 remake of the classic story with a modern perspective.
Becoming a girl when youre born a boy 16yearold ciera. It consisted of a compilation of several lassie episodes. Taylor appeared in the 1943 film lassie come home which also starred roddy mcdowall, edmund gwenn and elsa lanchester, and later starred in a sequel, courage of. The cherry bombs are a rock music based variety show with elements of dance and cirque arts. In honor and memory of the beautiful elizabeth taylor. Sam carraclough donald crisp is out of work and must sell the beloved collie lassie belonging to his son joe roddy mcdowall to the duke of rudling nigel bruce to put food on the table. Rough collie collie dog alabama vs alabama football alabama crimson crimson tide sheltie old actress elizabeth taylor.
Corey stuart first appeared in the series as a oneshot character in the tenth season episode, disappearance 1963. Therefore, although the titles and dates of these episodes have been gleaned from other sources as cited on the contents page to this episode. Wilcox, starring roddy mcdowall, donald crisp, elsa lanchester, an 11yearold elizabeth taylor, and a male collie named pal, who played the title role. Unfortunately the motorist who finds lassie confines and drugs her then sells her to a vet conducting animal experiments. He names her lassie, and they get into all kinds of trouble. Lassie, corey, and an escapee from a work gang are trapped in a mine shaft. My mom used to threaten not to let me watch any lassie movies, id cry myself. Ctva us adventure lassie 3 with ranger corey wrather.
Lassie come home 1943, the first film in the lassie franchise, is set during the dark, prewar days in yorkshire, england. Aug 06, 2017 becoming a girl when youre born a boy 16year old ciera tells her story ciera taylor was 14 when she told her parents she was born in the wrong body and wanted to live as a girl. Aug 07, 2019 the cherry bombs are a rock music based variety show with elements of dance and cirque arts. Elizabeth taylor in courage of lassie in this movie liz taylors character is named kathie and the collies name is bill. Lassie elizabeth taylor introduced us to lassie in his first movie back in since then, the bushy collie has had 11 movies and 11 tv series. Corey todd taylor born december 8, 1973 is an american singer, songwriter, actor and. Lassie with june lockhart, hugh riley, and jon provost, as timmy. Lassie come home is a 1943 mgm movie directed by fred wilcox. And i think of all the lassie movies, son of lassie might be my favorite because of the really incredible work the dog does in the film. Lassieplayed by a collie named pal is sold to a scottish duke.
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell lassie, their beloved dog. Stuart is a middle aged bachelor and a ranger with the united states. Lassie come home is a 1943 metrogoldwynmayer technicolor feature film starring roddy mcdowall and canine actor, pal, in a story about the profound bond between yorkshire boy joe carraclough and his rough collie, lassie. A radio series, lassie radio show likes lassie with his friends was also created, airing until 1949. Thats the real problem in this movie, lassie wont stay away. Lassie and garth go to vandenberg air force base where garth will be best man for one of his foster sons. Prologue about the author, introduction of the famous collie and his young master joe roddy mcdowall, distracted in school, from mgms hit lassie come home, 1943, featuring elizabeth taylor view the tcmdb entry for lassie come home 1943. It tells the story of a dog who travels hundreds of miles to be reunited with the boy she loves. Karen cabot moves back to her old hometown, hudson falls, vt, with her son timmy. Knights portrayal of lassie bears some features in common with another fictional female collie of the same name, featured in the british writer elizabeth gaskells 1859 short story the half brothers. Aug 09, 2016 ranger corey does his best to convince the boys to accept an exchange of an equal value of land, but it is not an easy task, even with lassie s help. Watch lassie come home starring roddy mcdowall in this drama on directv.
An old hermit carries out a crusade against hunters. The film was directed, written, and coproduced by charles sturridge and is a production of samuel goldwyn films. While garth attends a minuteman missile launch, lassie befriends a snow goose who has laid her eggs in a missile launching area. It stars roddy mcdowall, elizabeth taylor, and dog actor pal. Lassie come home 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Lassie played by a collie named pal is sold to a scottish duke. Becoming a girl when youre born a boy 16year old ciera tells her story ciera taylor was 14 when she told her parents she was born in the wrong body and wanted to live as a girl. Before the series, there was a trailer for the 1978 horror film halloween.
Lassie is a nostalgic story about a beloved character, and the dogs adventures are by turns amusing, thrilling, and gutwrenching. Corey stuart is a fictional character in the longrunning television series, lassie 19541973. The dog, having been sold to a wealthy duke because the boys father. Lassie s greatest strength is that it is never afraid to explore deeper and present some mature themes. Lassie is an american television series that follows the adventures of a female rough collie dog named lassie and her companions, both human and animal. The turners hold a memorial for lassie at a nearby tree where matts mother had carved her initials years before, and matt carves lassie s name above his mothers initials. Lassie come home movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Lassie come home is the first film in the lassie series. Lassie races for help after an earthquake traps corey under a tree in the path of a rock slide. May 21, 2012 robert bray as forest ranger corey stuart with lassie. This movie is for dog lovers who know that dogs feel just as much as humans.
Lassie come home, by metrogoldwynmayer mgm that starred roddy mcdowall and elizabeth taylor. The comic progressed to corey stuart when the television changeover came until. Set in 1938, a loyal collie travels more than 1,000 miles from northern scotland to yorkshire to return to her young friend. Wilcox, starring roddy mcdowall, donald crisp, elsa lanchester, an 11yearold elizabeth taylor, and a male collie named pal, who played the title role joe carraclough mcdowell is a schoolboy in a. Feb 23, 2016 the story of lassie includes clips from lassie mgm feature films as well as from lassies tv shows, and interviews with trainer robert weatherwax. If you like the movies hatchi,or disneys the incredible journey then you will enjoy this old classic. She is a female rough collie dog, and is featured in a short story that was later expanded to a fulllength novel called lassie comehome. Lassie is a 2005 britishamericanfrenchirish adventure comedydrama film based on eric knights 1940 novel lassie comehome about the profound bond between joe carraclough and his rough collie, lassie. Jon provost was a veteran film and television actor by the time he was cast. Tom savini to create sfx for slipknot frontman corey taylors horror.
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