Lassie: The New Beginning

Lassie: The New Beginning
GenreDrama
Created byEric Knight
Based onLassie Come-Home
Screenplay byJack Miller
Story byJack Miller
Earl Hamner Jr.
Directed byDon Chaffey
StarringJohn Reilly
Theme music composerJerrold Immel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producerTom McDermott
ProducersJack Miller
William Beaudine
Production locationSonoma County, California
CinematographyCharles F. Wheeler
EditorSamuel E. Beetley
Running time87 minutes
Production companyWrather Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 17, 1978 (1978-09-17)

Lassie: The New Beginning was a 1978 television film featuring the famous dog Lassie.

Plot

The Stratton family, grandmother Ada, her teenage granddaughter Sam and younger grandson Chip, travel from Aztec, Arizona to live with their Uncle Stuart in Lake Pines, California. However, once there Ada dies in a sudden heart attack. Unable to contact Uncle Stuart, who is fishing in the mountains, the children are sent to a foster family, the Waldups, and their dog, Lassie is sent to the pound. However, Lassie manages to escape from the pound and find her way to her owners who runaway attempting to find Stuart themselves. After many adventures in the California wilderness the family is reunited and Stuart agrees to keep both Lassie and the kids.[1]

Cast


References

  1. ↑ Vincent Terrace From Radio to Television Programs That Made the Transition, 1929-2021 [np] McFarland, Incorporated, 2022 p.267
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