Shep Comes Home (1948)

Little Larry Havens whose father died in WWII runs away from home to keep from being separated from Shep his fathers dog In Arizona he is befriended by a kindly Mexican Manuel Ortiz who he is able to repay in time with the aid of Sheriff Cap Weatherby when Ortiz is suspected of crimes committed by local gangsters Shep is instrumental in saving Ortiz from a lynching and Larry Shep and Ortiz all find a home with a couple they have befriended