Austrian police vow to help her find a loving family, but, until then, Tristy would need to stay in an orphanage, away from her new friend, Jeffrey, the big dog.
Lost in the narrow streets she finds refuge in Saint Peter's Abby but is knocked unconscious by a fall down steep steps, picked up by the elephant and taken back to the circus, where eventually there is a climax that brings about a happy conclusion to the story.
Daily Variety of October 18, 1961, announced that Allied Artists Pictures had secured worldwide distribution rights to the McGowan International Production.
A review in Daily Variety of February 9, 1962, suggested removing a scene involving a principal character's infidelity to her boyfriend, as it was unsuitable for juvenile audiences.
[viii] Dorrell and Stuart McGowan's sister, Roxana (1897–1976), was an actress who married twice, both to film directors, first Albert Ray, then John Malcolm Stahl.