The Painted Hills

1951 G 1h 8m 4.2

An intrepid dog comes to the rescue when a boy's life is put at risk by the greed inflamed by a gold strike.

A Lassie movie. 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 (played by Lassie) with Tommy to cheer him up. Meanwhile, Jonathan's new partner, Lin, isn't interested in sharing the gold, and lures Jonathan to his death. Lassie immediately deduces what's happened, so Lin poisons Lassie. Lassie barely pulls through and pursues Lin to a climactic confrontation where, due to an off-screen accident with some liquid nitrogen, Lin's gun jams.

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Info about The Painted Hills

Studio(s): Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Originally Released: May 04, 1951

Production Country: United States

Budget: $667,000.00

Genres: Family, Western, Drama

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