Classic Westerns

The Painted Hills (1951)

Director: Harold Kress
Actors: Paul Kelly, Bruce Cowling, Gary Gray, Ann Doran, Art Smith, Chief Yowlachie
Runtime: 70 min.

Prospector Jonathan Harvey (Paul Kelly) strikes gold in the California foothills but his greedy partner, Lin Taylor (Bruce Cowling) kills him in order to take everything for himself. Harvey's faithful dog Shep (Lassie) seeks revenge on Taylor.

Trivia: The seventh and final film in the Lassie series.