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, and all manner of animals, Travis grows to love and respect Old Yeller, who comes to have a profound effect on the boy's life.
Family, Drama, Adventure
Theatrical Release
December 25, 1957
Director
Robert Stevenson
Writers
Fred Gipson (screenplay), William Tunberg (screenplay), Fred Gipson (book)
Actors
Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Jeff York, Chuck Connors