While out in her own, Lassie's foot is severely damaged when caught in an illegal trap. She comes under the care of a reclusive Native American healer while Dale and Keith mount a search for their beloved animal friend.
Lassie alerts Willy to a dog floating down the stream and together they rescue the stray. At first the dog is fearful of country life but Lassie teaches the little animal which becomes important when a tree traps the collie.
Dale's new hobby is building and flying model airplanes so he is determined to retrieve one lost in a remote area. Dale leaves with Lassie and a new horse Midnight but the trip turns disastrous when a rattlesnake startles Dale near a cliff.
Dale is severly hurt after tumbling down a cliff with only an injured Lassie by his side. Lassie struggles to make her way to Midnight, hoping the horse will know to head to the ranch and alert Keith to the situation.
Lassie's stray dog friend gives birth in the Holden barn. Dale and Keith trail a coyote who takes a puppy into the mountains. They encounter two ranchers hunting coyotes as pests so Lassie teaches everyone a lesson.
Two inept crooks Harley and Frank, don't call him Francis, steal Midnight from the Holden ranch. Lassie follows them to a ghost town, leaving enough clues for Keith and Dale to find the horse thieves.
Keith accompanies Lucy and Elaine into the city for tests with Lassie going along. Lucy turns out to be a candidate for surgery to restore her hearing but during the operation Lassie wanders off.
Lassie, after accompanying Keith to the big city for Lucy's hearing operation, gets lost. Keith looks for her as Lassie wanders the city, taking in a kid's baseball game, the ocean but then enters an army firing range.
Lassie continues her journey home, getting a fish hook in her paw before being helped by Jim and his surfer friend. Accepting a ride north with his two new pals he nears the Holden Ranch. Lucy finds out if her hearing operation was a success.
Lucy, while hiking with Lassie, meets a traveling young Johnny who has a guitar and a dog Smokey. Her mother agrees to hire the troubled young man temporarily as he learns about life and what's important.
Dale and Keith are going to be gone so Lassie heads over to the Baker farm to look in on the newborn calf. It escapes from it's pen and Lassie spends the day keeping the calf safe.
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By what name was Lassie (1954) officially released in India in English?