DVD covers are fairly tricky. They never mention the date on the front cover. I've also noticed the old B&W classics always sport colourful images on the front. This is a tad deceptive, if you ask me. That said, a black and white flick can appear sinfully seductive if care is taken in the restoration and transfer processes. One nearly needs a magnifying glass to see the aspect ratio and sound mixing on most DVD cases.
As long as I was heading to the check out, I also grabbed Lassie -Come Home- (1943) from the shelf too. I popped it in the DVD player upon arriving home. I like something on while I sit at the computer.
I'm with Sandy in Wendell, New Hampshire in the mid-1960's
It seems as if I picked the movie that started all the Lassie-mania It was in colour. This was the version with Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor as mere kids. I found myself truly watching the television much more than my monitor. It started off a little hokey, but had its moments. I don't want to offer a spoiler but, guess what, the dog makes it back to Yorkshire! I'm sure I got emotional only because I probably remember the US television series as a youngster, or it may have been because my childhood dog was a collie. I'd challenge the butchest of you to make it through to the end credits without a least rubbing your eyes a little.