Hills Of Home.
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A character study of a Scottish country doctor—his life in caring for his people, and his love for his dog, Lassie.
Dr. William MacLure (Edmund Gwenn) a Scottish doctor, adopts Lassie, who has an unnatural aversion to water. The dog is forced to dive into a raging river to get to the other side. The elderly doctor is called out and sees a patient. On the way home, he dozes off on his horse and a tree branch knocks him down into the snow. He eventually comes to and spends some days in bed but it has been too much for him and he dies.
Dr. William MacLure (Edmund Gwenn) a Scottish doctor, adopts Lassie, who has an unnatural aversion to water. The dog is forced to dive into a raging river to get to the other side. The elderly doctor is called out and sees a patient. On the way home, he dozes off on his horse and a tree branch knocks him down into the snow. He eventually comes to and spends some days in bed but it has been too much for him and he dies.
Credits
- Cast
- Edmund Gwenn, Janet Leigh
Copyright
11Aug48 L1843, renewed 15Aug75 R611478 Renewal claimant: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc Original author: Loew’s, Inc
Complete catalog record
HILLS OF HOME. Loew's Inc., c1948. 97 min., sd., color, 35mm. An MGM picture. Suggested by "Doctor of the Old School," sketches by Ian Maclaren [pseud. of John Watson] Summary: A character study of a Scottish country doctor—his life in caring for his people, and his love for his dog, Lassie. Credits: Producer, Robert Sisk; director, Fred M. Wilcox; original screenplay, William Ludwig; music score, Herbert Stothart; orchestral collaboration, Albert Sendrey, Robert Franklyn; film editor, Ralph E. Winters. Cast: Lassie, Edmund Gwenn, Tom Drake, Donald Crisp, Janet Leigh. © Loew's Inc.; 11Aug48; LP1843.
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