Fighting to Live (1934)

Stars: Reb Russell, Marion Shilling, Steve Pendleton
Director: Eddie Cline

Abandoned in the desert, courageous German Shepherd Captain manages to make his way back to town, where the starving dog raids chicken coops to survive. He also saves young lawyer John Blake from drowning. A group of irate farmers capture the canine chicken thief, intent on destroying him. Lawyer Blake intervenes and demands that the noble animal be granted a trial.