- Release Date: 1946
- Runtime: 92 min
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, War
- Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, Tom Drake, Selena Royle ... see all
- Director: Fred M. Wilcox
- Plot: Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from her, and he's drafted into K-9... Read more
User Reviews
Virtuoso performance by an MGM superstar
May 28, 2007
keesha45 - imdb.com
May 28, 2007keesha45 - imdb.com
Not only did she play two different parts in this film (with three different names) but she had two deathbed scenes and played a war hero who turns into a crazed killer. Any actress in Hollywood would have killed for... Full review
Lassie as a shell-shocked war hero steals the show...
Sep 21, 2006
Neil Doyle - imdb.com
Sep 21, 2006Neil Doyle - imdb.com
This is a mildly entertaining Lassie film in which the collie (who is named Bill in the story) plays the leading role while the human players (ELIZABETH TAYLOR, FRANK MORGAN, TOM DRAKE) are mere foils. The plot concerns a pretty... Full review
many adventures with a young girl
Nov 08, 2005
rebeljenn - imdb.com
Nov 08, 2005rebeljenn - imdb.com
'Courage of Lassie' is not really about 'Lassie' but about a Lassie-like collie named Bill. 'Courage of Lassie' is one of the best Lassie films, in my opinion. The storyline is packed full of adventure in which Bill saves the... Full review
Liz is again the overwrought, ecstatic child...
Jun 04, 2005
ironside - imdb.com
Jun 04, 2005ironside - imdb.com
In "Courage of Lassie," the dog gets top billing, but a pretty teenager (Liz Taylor) has plenty of crying and hugging to do as a supremely devoted mistress
Another heart-warming story, filmed in the wilderness of Washington State, the movie... Full review
Lassie gets drafted!
Apr 02, 2005
moonspinner55 - imdb.com
Apr 02, 2005moonspinner55 - imdb.com
After emoting so sincerely in "National Velvet", Elizabeth Taylor looks almost forced into this absurd scenario: Collie pup, separated from its family, raises itself in the woods before finding the love of a dedicated young lass, and then--for reasons almost... Full review
Two dogs
Jul 04, 2002
JoeytheBrit - imdb.com
Jul 04, 2002JoeytheBrit - imdb.com
Having recently watched the woeful AIR BUD 3: WORLD PUP, I've got to say that the dog-movie genre has fallen a long, long way since the halcyon days when this movie was made.The movie does starts off a little unpromisingly,... Full review
Lassie, WWII Psycho Vet
Feb 23, 2002
Richard Brandt - imdb.com
Feb 23, 2002Richard Brandt - imdb.com
How can you not like a movie in which Lassie is inducted into the army and comes out warped into a serial killer? Like so many MGM stars during wartime Lassie found himself pressed into morale-building patriotic duty. When Frank... Full review
Dog dodges dozens of deadly darts
Mar 23, 2001
helpless_dancer - imdb.com
Mar 23, 2001helpless_dancer - imdb.com
Well, folks, there were no surprises in this one. A young girl adopts a lost puppy and takes it in for her own, turning it into a first class sheep dog. Then the inseparable pair are separated and the dog... Full review
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Courage Of Lassie - Original Trailer 1946
Courage of Lassie (1946) trailer

