Son of Lassie

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Son of Lassie
Directed by	S. Sylvan Simon
Produced by	Samuel Marx
Written by	Jeanne Bartlett (also story) Eric Knight (characters)
Starring	Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, June Lockhart, Nigel Bruce, William Severn
Distributed by	Turner Entertainment Company, Inc.
Release date(s)	1945
Running time	100 min
Language	English
Preceded by	Lassie Come Home
Followed by	Courage of Lassie
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Son of Lassie is the 1945 sequel to the original Lassie movie - Lassie Come Home. Set in World War II the movie features Lassies's son, Laddie (played by Pal - who played Lassie in the original). In the film Laddie is a war dog in the British Royal Air Force.

Son of Lassie was the first movie ever to be filmed using the Technicolor Monobook method; where a single magazine of film was used to record all of the primary colours. Prior to this the most popular recording method was 3-Strip Technicolor which simultaneously used 3 individual film magazines to record the primary colours.

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The lead human character is Joe Carraclough who (at the beginning of the film) joins the RAF during WW2. When he leaves for RAF training school he is forced to leave behind his dog Lassie and her pup, Laddie. Laddie follows Joe to the his training school and stows away on his plane, just as they embark on a dangerous mission. They are shot down over enemy territory and the majority of the film is of the 2 surviving on the run from enemy forces.