Widower Squire Weldon (
Charles Evans), trying to raise his motherless daughter Anne (
Mona Freeman), presents her with a colt, Black Beauty (
Highland Dale), in the hope that by disciplining the horse, she may learn to discipline herself. Passing through Birtwick Farms, Bill Dixon (
Richard Denning, a young American, arouses Anne's interest when he expresses his hope of finding a "very beautiful young colt" when he returns to England in two years. After he returns, however, his attitude brings Anne to the realization that she is still considered a child.
—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>