back ( again ) in scotland and lassie be ( again ) on trial for her life . because the faithful dog sleep on her master grave and she must be put to death and accord to law . oddly and it be also explain that lassie have no legal owner and which be and apparently and also against an old scottish law . if and after three day and no owner be locate and dog must be destroy . edmund gwenn ( a john traill ) plead lassie case and which lead to an extended flashback and show lassie adoption by donald crisp ( a john jock gray ) . although it base on an interesting and original story ( greyfriars bobby ) and challenge to lassie revisits several earlier lassie situation while and and it do not improve upon them . comparatively speak and this one be sloppy and unexciting while and and it a disappointing follow up to the sun come up ( 1949 ) . geraldine brook ( a susan brown ) and several of the other performer may be charm and but can not elevate this one . little jimmy hawkins ( from it a wonderful life ) be among the notable child support lassie while much later and he will grow up to marry dark shadow bewitch angelique ( lara parker ) .