Odd little Western that gets off to a snappy start when a man (Matt Dow) is mistaken as a train robber. After the town's sheriff shoots the kid he's riding with, Dow clears his name and ends up as the new sheriff. He romances a Swedish woman and settles in to a peaceful life only to find that the boy has a few secrets …

孤儿海蒂（ShirleyTemple秀兰?邓波饰）和黛特阿姨（MadyChristians饰）生活在一起，然而黛特不愿继续在照顾外甥女，于是千里迢迢将海蒂送到偏远的善终——海蒂爷爷（JeanHersholt饰）的隐居之处。因失去儿子而沉浸悲伤之中爷爷阿道夫起初无视这个从未见过面的孙女，但随着时间推移，祖孙俩的感情日益加深。但是贪婪的黛特再次返回，骗…