Old Yeller

About Old Yeller

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.

Old Yeller (1957) is a western film directed by Robert Stevenson. The film is filed under texas, pets, distressing, and ranch.

Tommy Kirk takes the lead as Travis Coates, Dorothy McGuire as Katie Coates, Fess Parker as Jim Coates, and Kevin Corcoran as Arliss Coates. Released in December 1957, it runs 84 minutes.

The screenplay is by Fred Gipson and William Tunberg. It streams on Disney Plus in the United States.

The Call of the Wild, Air Bud, and A Boy and His Dog make useful companions to Old Yeller, all filed under 19th century and dog. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 315 votes and it carries a G rating.