Lassie Come Home

One of the all-time great family films, the first Lassie film remains a heartwarming tearjerker of the first order.

After a poor family is forced to sell their collie, the dog embarks upon an arduous journey to return to them. The collie who plays Lassie gives one of the most remarkable animal performances in the movies, and the Technicolor scenery of the Scottish and English countryside is a gorgeous treat. Starring Roddy McDowell and Elizabeth Taylor when they were very, very young. (89 mins., 35mm)