Adventure ·Drama ·Family ·Western · United States of America · 1957 · 1h 24m

Old Yeller

Old Yeller poster
Director
Robert Stevenson
Cast
Tommy Kirk as Travis Coates Dorothy McGuire as Katie Coates Fess Parker as Jim Coates Kevin Corcoran as Arliss Coates Jeff York as Bud Searcy Beverly Washburn as Lisbeth Searcy
Crew
Charles P. Boyle — Director of Photography Stanley E. Johnson — Editor Will Schaefer — Original Music Composer Fred Gipson — Screenplay William Tunberg — Screenplay Walt Disney — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Old Yeller — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
texasranchdogcattleboy and dogcattle ranch19th centurypetsdistressing
Key Collaborators
Robert Stevenson Director Charles P. Boyle Director of Photography Stanley E. Johnson Editor Will Schaefer Original Music Composer Fred Gipson Screenplay William Tunberg Screenplay Walt Disney Producer Gertrude Casey Costume Design Chuck Keehne Costume Design
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