William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.
Acting
Edmund Gwenn somehow makes dog swimming lessons feel Shakespearean
Cinematography
Fake Scottish hills so pretty you'll forgive the American accents
Practical Effects
Real wet dog energy, zero CGI, maximum soggy collie
Director
Fred M. Wilcox
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