Magic lassie

The Magic of Lassie is a 1978 musical film shot at the Wrather Corporation film studio. The film is known for the fact that James Stewart played one of the last roles in his film career. Also, the picture became his third movie musical.

Magic lassie
The magic of lassie
Genre	adventure , drama , Family Film
Producer	Don Chaffey
Producer	William Bodine Jr. Bonita granville
Author script	Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Jean holloway
In the main cast	Mickey Rooney
Operator	Michael D. Margulis
Composer	Richard M. Sherman , Robert B. Sherman
Film company	Lassie Productions , Wrather corporation
Duration	100 minutes
A country	USA
Tongue	English
Year	1978
IMDb	ID 0077890

His first musical was the 1936 film Born to Dance, in which Stewart performed the composer Cole Porter's hit song, Easy To Love. His partner in that film was Elyanor Powell (Marjorie Lane sang for her). The second musical in his career was the 1941 film Pot of Gold, where his partner was Polett Goddard (Vera Ven sang for her).

Small roles in the 1978 film were played by such stars as Mickey Rooney and Alice Fay. The script and songs for the film were written by well-known authors, the Sherman Brothers, who became famous for the 1964 musical comedy "Mary Poppins" starring Julie Andrews. Their song When You're Loved , performed by Debbie Boone, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song . The tape was the only musical film featuring Lassie .

The film was released a little later than the blockbuster 1977 Star Wars and appeared to the public to be old-fashioned, as a result of which it failed at the box office. James Stuart's play and singing has also been criticized. After the failure of the film, he practically stopped acting in films, appearing only on television.