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Old Yeller
AdventureDramaFamilyWestern

OLD YELLER

"All the heart, all the excitement of a great frontier adventure!"

19571h 24m6.9 TMDb

Directed by Robert Stevenson

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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 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.

Cast

Tommy Kirk

Tommy Kirk

Travis Coates

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

Katie Coates

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Jim Coates

Kevin Corcoran

Kevin Corcoran

Arliss Coates

Jeff York

Jeff York

Bud Searcy

Beverly Washburn

Beverly Washburn

Lisbeth Searcy

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Sanderson

Spike

Spike

Old Yeller

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion7.2
Complexity7.3
Humor5.3
Realism8.2
Action6.4
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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