The movie was adapted by Hugo Butler[?] from the novel by Eric Knight[?]. It was directed by Fred M. Wilcox[?].
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color.
The movie was followed by a sequel, Son of Lassie[?], in 1945.
This was the first of a long series of movies and television series starring Lassie[?], a collie[?] dog. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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