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Also known as Painted Hills

1951 film by Harold F. Kress

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4.3

After years of prospecting, Jonathan finally strikes gold. He returns to town only to discover that his partner has since died and left Tommy fatherless. He decides to leave Shep with Tommy to cheer him up. Meanwhile, Jonathan's new partner isn't interested in sharing the gold, and lures Jonathan to his death.

Released: 1951-05-0468 minDir: Harold F. KressAction, Adventure, Drama, FamilyBudget: $667,000Box office: $1.1MPart of: MGM's Lassie Collection

Cast

  • Gary Gray as Tommy Blake
  • Paul Kelly as Jonathan Harvey
  • Bruce Cowling as Lin Taylor
  • Art Smith as Pilot Pete
  • Ann Doran as Martha Blake
  • Chief Yowlachie as Bald Eagle

Themes

  • gold
  • dog
  • boy and dog
  • lassie

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Ratings

IMDb

4.3/10

1,369 votes

Year
1951
Runtime
68 min
Genres
Drama, Family, Western

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Ann Doran
Producer
Ken Bennett
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Narrative location
California
Filming location
California
Duration
68
FilmAffinity ID
297761
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Gary Gray-Chief Yowlachie in The Painted Hills.jpg
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publication date
1951-01-01
title
The Painted Hills
distributed by
Netflix
production designer
Cedric Gibbons
copyright status
public domain
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