Son of Lassie is a 1945 feature film produced by MGM and starring Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, June Lockhart and Lassie. A sequel to Lassie Come Home, the film focuses on the now adult Joe Carraclough after he joins the Royal Air Force during World War II and is shot down over Nazi-occupied Norway along with stowaway, Lassie's son "Laddie"–played by Lassie. It was released theatrically on April 20, 1945.
Joe Carraclough, now an adult, joins the R...
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Son of Lassie is a 1945 feature film produced by MGM and starring Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, June Lockhart and Lassie. A sequel to Lassie Come Home, the film focuses on the now adult Joe Carraclough after he joins the Royal Air Force during World War II and is shot down over Nazi-occupied Norway along with stowaway, Lassie's son "Laddie"–played by Lassie. It was released theatrically on April 20, 1945.
Joe Carraclough, now an adult, joins the RAF during World War II. Departing for training school, he is forced to leave behind his dog Lassie and her pup, Laddie. Laddie follows Joe to training school and then stows away on his master's plane, just as it takes-off on a dangerous mission over Nazi-occupied Norway. The two are forced to parachute when hit by enemy fire. Laddie seeks help for his injured master and thereafter the two race for their lives to reach friendly lines as the Nazis pursue them.
Produced under the working title Laddie, Son of Lassie, the film originally had Elsa...
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