Heart of a Child

A young boy goes to desperate lengths to save the family dog when his father agrees sell it to the local butcher.

Cast

Jean Anderson

as Maria

Donald Pleasence

as Spiel

Maureen Pryor

as Frau Spiel

Norman MacOwan

as Heiss

John Glyn-Jones

as Priest

Willoughby Goddard

as Stott

Andrew Keir

as Constable

John Boxer

as Breuer

Carla Challoner

as Elsa

Raymond Adamson

as Hans Heiss

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