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Old Yeller

Old Yeller

All the heart, all the excitement of a great frontier adventure!

19576.91h 24m

Overview

Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.

Directed by Robert Stevenson
Written by Fred Gipson, William Tunberg
Produced by Walt Disney
Box OfficeBudget: $21.9M0

Top Cast

Tommy Kirk

Tommy Kirk

Travis Coates

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

Katie Coates

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Jim Coates

Kevin Corcoran

Kevin Corcoran

Arliss Coates

Jeff York

Jeff York

Bud Searcy

Beverly Washburn

Beverly Washburn

Lisbeth Searcy

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Sanderson

Spike

Spike

Old Yeller

Themes & Keywords

texasranchdogcattleboy and dogcattle ranch19th centurypetsdistressing

About Old Yeller

Old Yeller is a adventure, drama, family, western film released in 1957 exploring themes of texas, ranch, dog, cattle, boy and dog, cattle ranch. Directed by Robert Stevenson, it stars Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker. Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.

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