Saturday, September 19, 2026, 2 p.m., Dryden Theatre
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(Richard Thorpe, US 1949, 93 min., 35mm)
In her final film, Jeanette MacDonald plays Helen Lorfield Winter, a widowed concert singer who loses her son in an accident, but who escapes embitterment when she encounters a charming orphan boy and his trusty canine companion, Lassie. Notable for MacDonald’s performance of several songs, including an aria from Madame Butterfly, the film is both a heartwarming tale of maternal love regained and tribute to the musical talents of MacDonald.
35mm print from the George Eastman Museum collection.