When a lighthouse keeper takes in a seal in need and gives to his children to look after, the whole family is drawn into the shadowy world of illegal seal poaching. The family then finds themselves leading the fight to rid their coastal town of the criminals and save the seals.

Bad bank robber falls in love with granddaughter of miner he and his men planned to rob of gold, has change of heart.

钢琴家德·弗赖斯的儿子德克因为身体不好，便坐彼德叔叔的飞机去农场休养。飞行途中，彼德叔叔心脏病突发去世，飞机迫降在无边的沙漠。军方投入了紧张的搜救工作，但迟迟没有找到德克。仅有八岁的德克跟自己的小狗洛莉一起，战胜了种种恐惧和困难，在浩翰的沙漠中顽强的活了下来，直到德·弗赖斯和搜救人员找到他们。