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User Rating:
7.3/10   3,485 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Fred Gipson (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
25 December 1957 (USA) more
Tagline:
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
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Awards:
1 win more
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(7 articles)
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A really perfect little movie more (45 total)
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Runtime:
83 min
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Color:
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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Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the beginning Travis is plowing the corn field when the corn is already growing fine and waist high. more
Quotes:
Katie Coates: You crazy, wonderful dog! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Breed (2006) more
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19 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
A really perfect little movie, 28 February 1999
10/10
Author: T-Boy-3

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.

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