Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.
Cast
Roddy McDowall
Joe Carraclough
Donald Crisp
Sam Carraclough
May Whitty
Dally
Edmund Gwenn
Rowlie Palmer
Nigel Bruce
Duke of Rudling
Elsa Lanchester
Mrs. Helen Carraclough
Elizabeth Taylor
Priscilla
Ben Webster
Dan'l Fadden
J. Pat O'Malley
Hynes
Alan Napier
Jock
Arthur Shields
Andrew
John Rogers
Snickers
Alec Craig
Buckles
May Beatty
Woman (uncredited)
George Broughton
Allen (uncredited)
Sherlee Collier
Little Girl (uncredited)
Howard Davies
Cobbler (uncredited)
Hugh Harrison
Schoolteacher on Stairway (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Tom (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh
Joe's Teacher (uncredited)
Beverly Luff
Village Girl (uncredited)
John Power
Miner (uncredited)
Crew
Fred M. Wilcox
Director
Hugo Butler
Screenplay
Eric Knight
Novel
Ben Lewis
Editor
Leonard Smith
Director of Photography
Charles P. Boyle
Director of Photography
Tom Andre
Assistant Director
Alfred Raboch
Assistant Director
Harry Rapf
Executive Producer
Dore Schary
Producer
Samuel Marx
Producer
Jack Dawn
Makeup Artist
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
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