The Dryden will screen Son of Lassie (S. Sylvan Simon, U.S. 1945, 102 min., 35mm) as part of the Dryden Kids series.

Gorgeously shot in Technicolor, the second in Mgm's massively successful seven-film series follows the adventures of grown-up Joe Carraclough (Peter Lawford), now an RAF pilot, who is shot down over Nazi-occupied Norway along with a stowaway: Laddie, the son of Joe's beloved Rough Collie Lassie (in a remarkable dual performance, the great canine star Pal plays both mother and son). Quite a bit darker in tone than Lassie Come Home—only fitting, given the war-time setting—but still great for kids, this is one sequel that delivers all the thrills and, yes, tears of its celebrated predecessor.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Aug-7]