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Old Yeller (1957)
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Release Date:
25 December 1957 (USA)
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A motion picture to remember with glowing pleasure! more
Plot:
A boy brings a yellow dog home. The dog loves the family as much as they love him, but can the love last ? full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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(7 articles)
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'Heroes' recap: The good, the bad, and the really bad
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A really perfect little movie
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Dorothy McGuire | ... | Katie Coates |
| Fess Parker | ... | Jim Coates |
| Jeff York | ... | Bud Searcy |
| Chuck Connors | ... | Burn Sanderson |
| Beverly Washburn | ... | Lisbeth Searcy |
| Tommy Kirk | ... | Travis Coates |
| Kevin Corcoran | ... | Arliss Coates |
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Runtime:
83 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
Australia:PG (TV rating) |
USA:Approved (certificate #18570) (original rating) |
USA:G (re-rating) (1974) |
Germany:6 |
Australia:G |
Finland:K-8 |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U (cut)
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The dog, Old Yeller, although described in the dialogue as a mongrel, is portrayed by a Yellow Labrador Retriever and, in the book, is a Black-Mouthed Cur, which is not recognized as a separate breed.
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Factual errors: In the beginning Travis is plowing the corn field when the corn is already growing fine and waist high.
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Quotes:
Katie Coates:
You crazy, wonderful dog!
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Soundtrack:
Old Yeller
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I must have seen this when I was a kid (on TV), but I'd forgotten just how good a movie this is. The technical aspects are great (that color!), the acting believable and naturalistic, and the story moves along at a really nice pace. There's nothing condescending or "cutesy" here, and the plot point of the kid trying to play grown up (ie, Tommy Kirk as man of the house while his father's away) is played out without the traps that so many coming-of-age films fall into: In this boy's world, being an adult is about working and taking responsibility, not sneaking drinks and experimenting with sex. Also, the "messages" were woven nicely into the script, not tacked on and rammed over your head. It also helped that they had actors, rather than "stars". This is really what family filmmaking (a term I generally hate) should be: Something that kids and adults can appreciate.