Dog Days of Summer Movie: Lassie Come Home

As the heat of August arrives we celebrate the Dog Days of Summer. Rather than lament them, we are celebrating them with movies featuring our favorite dogs of film. Come laugh, or cry, with our favorite pet! Fun for the whole family. In a small Yorkshire village during the Great Depression, financial pressures cause the parents of young Joe Carraclough to sell his beloved dog, Lassie, to the Duke of Rudling. After the duke takes the collie to his Scottish estate, his granddaughter recognizes that the dog misses her former owner and allows her to escape. Facing great dangers and small kindnesses on her lengthy journey, the faithful dog sets forth to rejoin her beloved family. Starring: Roddy McDowall, Nigel Bruce, Elsa Lanchester, and Elizabeth Taylor. G, 1943, 1h 29m