Reviews

Jeff's Collie, the original in the Lassie series was by far the best of the various segments of this show. Starring Jan Clayton, Tommy Rettig,& character great - George Cleveland, the writing was a cut above and made for exciting scripts. Originally debuting in 1954, this cast lasted until the untimely passing of Cleveland in 1957.

After various recasting, this first and superior version holds up well even today as an example of great programming from TV's early days!

I first saw this movie as a kid and was really taken with it. It's spin was totally supportive of Americas involvement. My reccolection also was that it was much deeper than John Waynes' Green Barrets which came out four years later. Marshall Thompson as the only recognizable star in the picture performed passionately as to the seeming plight and struggle that the U.S. government assured us at the time was occurring in South Viet-Nam. Over the following years since it's release, it seemed to disappear. As public sentiment towards our involvement in South East Asia waned, this movie was shown less often. I personally have not seen this picture in over 35 years and until I found this site could not remember the title. If this movie were on video, I would purchase it. It is a splendid flick and great example of a "period" piece from our film archives!