Old Yeller

Released Date
December 25, 1957
Distributor
Genre
Family
1941-2021
Tommy Kirk

as Travis Coates

1921-1992
Chuck Connors

as Burn Sanderson

1924-2010
Fess Parker

as Jim Coates

1916-2001
Dorothy McGuire

as Katie Coates

1949-2015
Kevin Corcoran

as Arliss Coates

80
Beverly Washburn

as Lisbeth Searcy

About Old Yeller

About

A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog that is soon to beloved by the whole family. The movie is based on Fred Gipson's 1956 Newbery Honor-winning book of the same name.

Trivia

The movie was directed by Robert Stevenson. The success of the film spawned a sequel called Savage Sam which was also based on a book by Fred Gipson.