A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away fro...
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Life is hard for Yorkshire miner's son Joe Carraclough, who is beaten at school by a his teacher, his only conolation is his collie Lassie. It gets wore: when the mine is decommissioned, his father, Sam, is forced to sell the dog to the duke, who own the local estate. The Duke's servant, Hynes, scares the dog, who keeps running back, so the Carracloughs have to keep returning her, until the Duke moves to the Scottish Highlands for the holiday season. Lassie escapes, embarking on a desperate journey home, with daunting Glasgow dogcatcher and taken in by a circus performer. It looks like a miracle is needed, by Christmas.