Hills of Home

Hills of Home

M-G-M's thrilling adventure of young love in the hills!

NR 1948 · 97 min · ★ 6.9 · Family, Adventure, Action, Drama

William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.

Directed by Fred M. Wilcox · Written by William Ludwig

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Edmund Gwenn Mr. Milton
Donald Crisp Drumsheugh
Tom Drake Mr. Milton
Janet Leigh Margit Mitchell
Rhys Williams Mr. Milton
Alan Napier Sir George
Reginald Owen Hopps
Edmund Breon Jamie Soutar

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