Ex-opera singer Helen Lorfield Winter (Jeanette MacDonald) rents a house in the small town of Brushy Gap, in the hills not too far from the Smokies, Blue Ridge, and Atlanta Georgia with her dog, Lassie, after the tragic death of her son. There she befriends Jerry, a young orphan (Claude Jarman Jr.). Growing attached to Jerry, but not wanting children so soon after the death of her own son, Helen leaves Brushy Gap to resume her singing career.
A bereaved opera singer, Helen Lorfield Winter (Jeanette MacDonald), seeks solace in the small town of Brushy Gap, nestled in the hills near the Smokies and Blue Ridge, with her dog Lassie after the tragic loss of her son. She befriends Jerry, a young orphan boy (Claude Jarman Jr.), to whom she becomes emotionally invested but is hesitant to embark on motherhood again so soon.