# Challenge to Lassie (1949)

> A devoted collie’s refusal to leave her late master’s grave becomes the emotional centerpiece of a courtroom challenge to rigid local authority.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28253

## Facts

- Runtime: 76 min
- Genres: Action, Family, Adventure, Drama
- Director: Richard Thorpe
- Cast: Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Geraldine Brooks, Reginald Owen, Alan Webb, Ross Ford, Henry Stephenson, Alan Napier
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041238/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sentimental, warm, earnest, family movie night, classic film afternoon

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