Old Yeller

Old Yeller

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

G 1957 · 84 min · ★ 6.9 · Adventure, Drama, Family, Western

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.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · Written by Fred Gipson

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