Challenge to Lassie

When Lassie’s master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog’s life should be spared., Somewhat unashamedly stealing from the legend of Greyfriars Bobby, Richard Thorpe’s film has Lassie raised from a pup by shepherd Jock Gray. When, on a trip to Edinburgh, he dies and is interred in Greyfriars, Lassie guards his grave day and night. Innkeeper John Traill cares for her but Sergeant Davie intends to enforce the law against stray, unregistered dogs and the faithful hound’s fate ends up a matter for the courts of law. The lush score is from a then 20-year-old Andre Previn., There are shades of canine weepie ‘Greyfriars Bobby’ in this adventure for the famous collie dog, as Lassie keeps vigil on her late master’s grave, despite the protests of a cold-hearted policeman., Sentimental outing for the famous collie dog, as Lassie keeps vigil on her late master’s grave, despite the protests of a cold-hearted policeman., (1949) Somewhat unashamedly stealing from the legend of Greyfriars Bobby, Richard Thorpe’s film has Lassie raised from a pup by shepherd Jock Gray (Donald Crisp). When, on a trip to Edinburgh, he dies and is interred in Greyfriars, Lassie guards his grave day and night. Innkeeper John Traill (Edmund Gwenn) cares for her but Sergeant Davie (Reginald Owen) intends to enforce the law against stray, unregistered dogs and the faithful hound’s fate ends up a matter for the courts of law. The lush score is from a then 20-year-old Andre Previn., Keeping a constant vigil at its master’s grave in 19th-century Scotland, a faithful dog is ordered away from the cemetery by a police officer in this Lassie feature., The sixth entry in the “Lassie” series is set in 19th-century Edinburgh and is the fact-based tale of a dutiful sheep dog that defies authorities by keeping a vigil at its master’s grave and impacting the lives of all who cross its path., Unashamedly borrowing from the legend of Greyfriars Bobby, in Richard Thorpe’s film Lassie is raised from a pup by shepherd Jock Gray. When, on a trip to Edinburgh, he dies and is interred in Greyfriars, Lassie guards his grave day and night. Innkeeper John Traill cares for her but Sergeant Davie intends to enforce the law against stray, unregistered dogs, and the faithful hound’s fate ends up a matter for the courts of law. The lush score is from a then 20-year-old André Previn.