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Old Yeller (1957) 7.3
A boy brings a yellow dog home. The dog loves the family as much as they love him, but can the love last ? Director:Robert Stevenson |
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| Dorothy McGuire | ... | ||
| Fess Parker | ... | ||
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Jeff York | ... | |
| Chuck Connors | ... | ||
| Beverly Washburn | ... | ||
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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 1860's. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog. After a series of scrapes involving raccoons, snakes, bears and all manner of animals, Travis grows to love and respect Old Yeller, who comes to have a profound effect on the boy's life. Written by David Mullich <dmullich@aol.com>
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All the heart, all the excitement of a great frontier adventure! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Su Más Fiel Amigo See more »Company Credits
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1.75 : 1
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Arliss Coates: On a count of he's a sicker Injun than me?
Katie Coates: Yes.
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Lyrics by Hazel George (as Gil George)
Music by Oliver Wallace
Sung by Jerome Courtland
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Although the movie is based in Texas, it was filmed in California. See more »Goofs
After Travis scolds Old Yeller and Arliss for being in the drinking water, the next scene shows Old Yeller lying down perfectly clean and dry. See more »Quotes
Katie Coates: Now Arliss, you ride back here with Yeller.Arliss Coates: On a count of he's a sicker Injun than me?
Katie Coates: Yes.
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Old YellerLyrics by Hazel George (as Gil George)
Music by Oliver Wallace
Sung by Jerome Courtland
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This film has a lot of heart, and there's not a phony performance in the entire movie. Fess Parker and Dorothy McGuire are perfect as the down to earth parents, and Tommy Kirk shines as the oldest son trying to become a man. Jeff York, who played Mike Fink in "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates", is funny as a lazy settler who doesn't do a thing. Even Chuck Connors has a fine cameo as the real owner of Old Yeller who gives the dog up to please a child.
Old Yeller still has the power to make me cry, and I've seen it at least 50 times. It's sentimental and pushes all the right buttons, but I still love it.