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William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure... See more »
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Dr. William MacLure
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Drumsheugh
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Tammas Milton
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Margit Mitchell
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Mr. Milton
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Hopps
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Jamie Soutar
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Sir George
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Geordie (as Hugh Green)
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Lord Kilspindie
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Belle Saunders
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David Mitchell
David Thursby ...
Burnbrae
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Dr. Weston
Pal ...
Lassie (as Lassie)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sylvia Andrew ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Old Shepherd (uncredited)
Sybil Bacon ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Saunders (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
Roy Butler ...
Coachman (uncredited)
Walter Cook ...
Tumbler (uncredited)
Campbell Copelin ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mighty Mite (uncredited)
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Piper (uncredited)
David Dunbar ...
Barker for Whisky (uncredited)
Paul England ...
Lachlan Campbell (uncredited)
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Barker for Acrobats (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
James Fowler ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Richard Glynn ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Mrs. Burnbrae (uncredited)
Eldon Gorst ...
Sandy MacFadyen, Age 16 (uncredited)
Warwick Gregson ...
Sandy MacFadyen (uncredited)
Bobbie Hale ...
Barker for Juggler (uncredited)
Alec Harford ...
Barker for Sea Shell (uncredited)
Jolly Lee Harvey ...
Fat Lady (uncredited)
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Hillocks (uncredited)
Duke Johnson ...
Juggler (uncredited)
Fred Johnson ...
Juggler (uncredited)
Harry C. Johnson ...
Juggler (uncredited)
George Kirby ...
Barker for Dog Collar Man (uncredited)
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Lassie (uncredited)
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Mrs. MacFadyen (uncredited)
James Logan ...
Barker for Bird Peddler (uncredited)
Louis Manley ...
Punch and Judy Act (uncredited)
Opal Manley ...
Punch and Judy Act (uncredited)
Phyllis Morris ...
Mrs. Milton (uncredited)
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Barker for Peep Show (uncredited)
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Barker for Sally Game (uncredited)
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Alan Burnbrae's Wife (uncredited)
Gerald Rogers ...
Barker for Freaks (uncredited)
Ray Saunders ...
Tumbler (uncredited)
Russell Saunders ...
Tumbler (uncredited)
Sally Shepherd ...
Mrs. Campbell (uncredited)
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Signor Rimini (uncredited)
Pietro Sosso ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minister (uncredited)
James Wethered ...
Alan Burnbrae, age 16 (uncredited)
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Wild Man (uncredited)
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Giant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fred M. Wilcox

Written by

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William Ludwig ... (original screenplay)
 
Ian Maclaren ... (suggested by the sketches "Doctor of the Old School")
 
Eric Knight ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Robert Sisk ... producer

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Herbert Stothart ... (musical score)

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Charles Edgar Schoenbaum ... director of photography (as Charles Schoenbaum)

Editing by

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Ralph E. Winters

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Henri Jaffa ... associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Eddie Imazu

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn ... makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair styles designer

Production Management

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Jay Marchant ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Earl McEvoy ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Paul G. Chamberlain ... associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Frank McKenzie ... sound (uncredited)
Charles E. Wallace ... sound (uncredited)

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Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Charles Forrester ... grip (uncredited)
John Hopcraft ... still photographer (uncredited)
John Schmitz ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Valles ... costumes

Music Department

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Robert Franklyn ... orchestral collaboration
Albert Sendrey ... orchestral collaboration
Alberto Colombo ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Lennie Hayton ... conductor (uncredited)
Albert Sendrey ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jack Aldworth ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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  • American Humane Association (all scenes involving animals in this picture were made under the supervision and with the cooperation of)

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Plot Summary

William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines M-G-M's thrilling adventure of young love in the hills! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Danger in the Hills (United States)
  • Lassie: Hills of Home (United States)
  • Master of Lassie (United Kingdom)
  • Lassies Heimat (Germany)
  • Las colinas de mi tierra (Spain)
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  • 97 min
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Trivia This film was first telecast in Chicago Saturday 3 August 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2); it first aired in Norfolk VA 12 August 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), in Memphis 17 August 1957 on WHBQ (Channel 13), in Seattle 22 August 1957 on KING (Channel 5), in Portland OR 10 September 1957 on KGW (Channel 8), in Philadelphia 12 September 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), in New Haven CT 26 September 1957 on WNHC (Channel 8), in Honolulu 6 October 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), in Altoona PA 13 October 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), in Salt Lake City 5 December 1957 on KTVT (Channel 4), in Windsor ON (serving Detroit) 30 December 1957 on CKLW (Channel 9), in New York City 3 March 1958 on WCBS (Channel 2), in Adams MA 6 March 1958 on WCDC (Channel 19), and in San Francisco 11 November 1958 on KGO (Channel 7); Lassie finally came down from the Hills in Los Angeles 10 May 1959 on KTTV (Channel 11). At this time, color broadcasting was in its infancy, limited to only a small number of high rated programs, primarily on NBC and NBC affiliated stations, so these film showings were all still in B&W. Viewers were not offered the opportunity to see these films in their original Technicolor until several years later. See more »
Goofs When Dr McClure is called to a pub Lassie carries his bag in her mouth and drops it on the pub floor. The doctor, finding his patient, the landlord's son, only has stomach ache storms out but without his bag. See more »
Movie Connections Followed by The Sun Comes Up (1949). See more »
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