Challenge to Lassie
6.2
“Wanted by the Law”
When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.
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7 films
Cast
13 people
Edmund Gwenn
John Traill
Known for
The Trouble with Harry
Miracle on 34th Street
Donald Crisp
'Jock' Gray
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Man from Laramie
Geraldine Brooks
Susan Brown
Known for
The Reckless Moment
Possessed
Reginald Owen
Sergeant Davie
Known for
Mary Poppins
A Christmas Carol
Alan Webb
James Brown
Known for
The First Great Train Robbery
The Canterbury Tales
Ross Ford
William Traill
Also in
Project Moon Base
Reform School Girl
Henry Stephenson
Sir Charles Loring
Known for
Oliver Twist
Mutiny on the Bounty
Alan Napier
Lord Provost
Known for
Batman
The Sword in the Stone
Sara Allgood
Mrs. MacFarland
Known for
Blackmail
How Green Was My Valley
Edmund Breon
Magistrate
Known for
The Woman in the Window
Gaslight
Arthur Shields
Dr. Lee
Known for
The River
The Quiet Man
Lumsden Hare
MacFarland
Known for
Rebecca
Gunga Din
Richard Thorpe Director · William Ludwig Screenplay Eleanor Atkinson Author
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $775K · United States release October 31, 1949
Box office
Budget
$775,000
Worldwide gross
$1,155,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Loew's
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 31, 1949
Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1951 · Theatrical
Germany
April 24, 1988 · TV
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