A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their Texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. First thought to be good-for-nothing mutt, Old Yeller is soon beloved by all.
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Title: Old Yeller (1957)
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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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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, wild hogs and wolves, 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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22 November 1958 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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$21,909,000Company Credits
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Lyrics by Hazel George (as Gil George)
Music by Oliver Wallace
Sung by Jerome Courtland
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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 by Fred Gipson, is a Black-Mouthed Cur, a similar looking but less bulky breed. See more »Goofs
When Travis shoots the gun at the end of the film, the hammer does not move, but the gunshot is heard. See more »Alternate Versions
In the 1991 VHS release, part of the "Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection" series, the theme song reprise at the end, about "Young Yeller" is re-recorded with a different vocalist, though Jerome Courtland's singing of the main song in the beginning remains the same. See more »Soundtracks
Old YellerLyrics by Hazel George (as Gil George)
Music by Oliver Wallace
Sung by Jerome Courtland
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Old Yeller is one of Disney's Best. Superb performances all around, a very touching (especially for dog lovers, it might even be to painful for some i.e. my wife) with a very heart-wrenching ending. They don't make them like this any more. If you enjoyed Old Yeller, may I recommend you give The Yearling a try. Which is even better (if possible) than Old Yeller.