The Painted Hills

The Painted Hills, also known as Lassies Adventures in the Goldrush, is a 1951 action film produced by MetroGoldwynMayer MGM and directed by Harold F. Kress. Adapted by True Boardman from Alexander Hulls novel Shep of the Painted Hills, the film stars Paul Kelly, Ann Doran, and dog actor Pal credited as Lassie in a story about a collie named Shep who seeks revenge after her master is murdered. Technical Advisor Nipo T. Strongheart for Native American topics worked with the Miwok people for their role in the movie. The Painted Hills was the seventh, and final, MGM Lassie film released.

According to MGM records, the film earned 783,000 in the US and Canada and 302,000 elsewhere, leading to a loss of 122,000.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 in 1979. As such, the film is now part of the public domain and has been released to VHS and DVD by a variety of companies. ........

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