Old Yeller
All the heart, all the excitement of a great frontier adventure!
1957 • 84 min • Adventure · Drama · Family · Western
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 69 Audience · 305 · 100%
While his father is away on a cattle drive, young Travis reluctantly takes in a stray yellow dog. The dog quickly becomes an indispensable part of the family on their 1860s Texas ranch, protecting them from dangers and forging an unbreakable bond with Travis and his younger brother.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 0/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- A beloved pet becomes ill and must be put down
- Animal fights with wild animals
- Characters face a rabid animal
What it models well
- Loyalty to family and pets
- Responsibility and coming of age
- Courage in the face of danger
- Protecting loved ones
Talk about it after
- The difficult decisions Travis had to make
- Dealing with loss and grief
- The bond between humans and animals
- Life on a ranch in the 1800s
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Top billed cast
Director: Robert Stevenson • Crew: Fred Gipson, William Tunberg
Trailers & clips
Old Yeller (1957) - Home Video Trailer
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.9/10 (305)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $21,909,000
- Franchise
- The Old Yeller Collection
- IMDb
- tt0050798
