Old Yeller (Film), released 1957 — adapted from Old Yeller by Fred Gipson.
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.
Starring Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York.
Directed by Robert Stevenson.
