Overview
Release Date:
25 December 1957 (USA)
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Tagline:
A motion picture to remember with glowing pleasure!
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Plot:
A boy brings a yellow dog home. The dog loves the family as much as they love him, but can the love last ?
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A really perfect little movie
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Additional Details
Runtime:
83 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The dog's name is 'Spike'; he also appeared in _She Creature, The (1956)_, walking along the beach with
Marla English.
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Goofs:
Continuity: After Old Yeller catches the catfish and Travis scolds him and Arliss for being in the drinking water, the next scene shows Old Yeller lying on his side perfectly clean and dry.
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Soundtrack:
Old Yeller
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
How did Old Yeller get his name?
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I must have seen this when I was a kid (on TV), but I'd forgotten just how good a movie this is. The technical aspects are great (that color!), the acting believable and naturalistic, and the story moves along at a really nice pace. There's nothing condescending or "cutesy" here, and the plot point of the kid trying to play grown up (ie, Tommy Kirk as man of the house while his father's away) is played out without the traps that so many coming-of-age films fall into: In this boy's world, being an adult is about working and taking responsibility, not sneaking drinks and experimenting with sex. Also, the "messages" were woven nicely into the script, not tacked on and rammed over your head. It also helped that they had actors, rather than "stars". This is really what family filmmaking (a term I generally hate) should be: Something that kids and adults can appreciate.