Screenland (Feb-Oct 1949)

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Claude Jarman, Jr., puts Lassie through the hoop as they wait for scene to get under way for "Sun In The Morning" on the MCM lot. Lassie beams proudly as Claude admires the canine star's three pups. Claude made his screen debut in 1946 in "The Yearling." BOY MEETS DOG IN "Sun In The Morning," Claude Jarman, Jr., and Lassie are starred with Jeanette MacDonald. She's a concert singer whose young son is killed saving his dog's life. Lassie is the dog. Embittered, Jeanette gives up her career and, with Lassie, rents a home in the country. It is Claude, an orphan who does the chores around her house, whom Lassie accepts as his new master. And it is Claude who helps Jeanette find happiness again in her career as a singer. Left: Claude helps Lassie to a cool cup of water after a difficult scene. Claude learned how to handle animals in his first role in "The Yearling." Right: Claude and Lassie have a game of Leap Frog. "Sun In The Morning" was written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of "The Yearling." Claude, who hails from Nashville, Tenn., gives his all making a film. Won an Academy Award for "The Yearling." Lloyd Nolan, Lewis Stone are in film.