Plot
Natty Gann is a 12-year-old Depression-era girl whose single father leaves her behind in Chicago while he goes to Washington State to look for work in the timber industry. Natty runs away from the guardian she was left with to follow Dad. She befriends and is befriended by a wolf that has been abused in dog fights, hops a freight train west, and is presumed dead when her wallet is found after the train crashes. Dad gets bitter and endangers himself in his new job. Meanwhile, Natty has a series of adventures and misadventures in various farmhouses, police stations, hobo camps, reform schools, and boxcars.
Written by
Jeanne Rosenberg
Directed by
Jeremy Kagan
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Silver Screen Partners II, Lobell/Bergman Productions, Walt Disney Pictures
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total