Held auf vier Pfoten (1946)

Held auf vier Pfoten: Directed by Fred M. Wilcox. With Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, Tom Drake, Selena Royle. Academy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor stars in this touching family drama about a young girl who rehabilitates an Army’s shell-shocked collie.

“When youu0026#39;ve got a young Elizabeth Taylor and such scene stealing characternactors as Frank Morgan and Harry Davenport itu0026#39;s almost an obligation to watchnCourage Of Lassie. All of them have their moments not to forget Americau0026#39;snfavorite collie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn fact the collie isnu0026#39;t Lassie. When Taylor finds him having gone astray in thenwoods she names the pup Bill. She trains Bill as a sheepdog and it works out well until he becomes separated from her and drafted into the caninencorps of the US Army.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eService in the Aleutians leaves a shellshocked collie and of course eventuallynheu0026#39;s reunited with Taylor who does her best to rehabilitate him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMorgan plays a kindly neighbor to widow Selena Royle who is Lizu0026#39;s mother and Davenport is the judge who will decide the fate of the collie. Guess how it goes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNice scenic color location cinematography also characterizes Courage Of nLassie, but it doesnu0026#39;t overshadow the human performers who are at theirnscene stealing best.”