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| The Painted Hills | |
|---|---|
 Original theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Harold F. Kress |
| Written by | Alexander Hull (original novel) True Boardman (script adaptation) |
| Produced by | Kenneth Bennett Chester M. Franklin |
| Starring | Lassie Paul Kelly Bruce Cowling Gary Gray |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Newell B. Willis |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | April 26, 1951 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
The Painted Hills, also known as Lassie's Adventures in the Goldrush, is a 1951 action film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and directed by Harold F. Kress. Adapted by True Boardman from Alexander Hull's novel Shep of the Painted Hills, the film stars Paul Kelly, Ann Doran, and dog actor Pal (as "Lassie") in a story about a collie named Shep who seeks revenge after his master is murdered. The Painted Hills was the seventh, and final, MGM Lassie film released.[1]
Plot
A prospector named Jonathan Harvey (Paul Kelly), whose faithful companion is a rough collie named Shep, looks after the family of his late partner, Martha Blake (Ann Doran) and her son Tommy (Gary Gray). After years of digging in the hills of California (where the movie was shot), he finally strikes gold. However, before he can share it with the Blakes, his greedy partner Lin Taylor (Bruce Cowling) kills Jonathan and attempts to lay claim on the gold. He poisons Shep, who nearly dies, and nearly kills Tommy, but ultimately Shep recovers and leads Lin into the mountains, where he falls off a cliff to his death.
Cast
- Pal (credited as Lassie) as Shep
- Paul Kelly as Jonathan Harvey
- Bruce Cowling as Lin Taylor
- Gary Gray as Tommy Blake
- Ann Doran as Martha Blake
- Art Smith as Pilot Pete
- Andrea Virginia Lester as Mita
- Chief Yowlachie as Bald Eagle
- Brown Jug Reynolds as Red Wing
Release
Along with seven other MGM films released the first half of 1951, the copyright on The Painted Hills lapsed after MGM neglected to file the necessary renewal applications. As such, the film is now part of the public domain and has been released to VHS and DVD by a variety of companies.[2]
References
- ^ Collins, Ace. Lassie: a Dog's Life. Penguin Books, 1993.
- ^ David, Pierce (2007). "Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain". Film History: An International Journal. 19 (2): 125–43. doi:10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125. ISSN 0892-2160. OCLC 15122313. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
MGM was never known for its mystery films, but there has been a mystery as to why the studio's copyrights on eight features from the 1950/51 season fell into the public domain...Technicolor films include Mr. Impe-rium, a musical with Lana Turner and Ezio Pinza, The Painted Hills, the studio's final Lassie picture, and Vengeance Valley with Burt Lancaster and Robert Walker in a Cain and Abel story...These are mostly 'A' pictures, they were all in-house productions, they weren't sold to another studio, they had valid copyright notices, they were all released from January to June 1951, and MGM did file copyright renewal applications for them.
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