---
title: 'Old Yeller (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Stevenson'
released: '1957-12-25'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/old-yeller-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050798/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Old Yeller (1957)

1957 · 83 min · Drama, Family · United States


## Synopsis

Old Yeller is a 1957 American Western drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney. It stars Dorothy McGuire and Fess Parker, with Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran and Chuck Connors. It is about a boy and a stray dog in post-Civil War Texas. The film is based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Fred Gipson. Gipson also co-wrote the screenplay along with William Tunberg.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stevenson)
- **Screenplay:** [Fred Gipson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-gipson), [William Tunberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-tunberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Oliver Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-wallace)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles P. Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-p-boyle)
- **Editor:** [Stanley Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-johnson)

## Cast

- [Jerome Courtland](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-courtland)
- [Chuck Connors](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-connors) as Burn Sanderson
- [Spike](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike) as Old Yeller
- [Fess Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/fess-parker) as Jim Coates
- [Dorothy McGuire](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-mcguire) as Katie Coates
- [Beverly Washburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/beverly-washburn) as Lisbeth Searcy
- [Tommy Kirk](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-kirk) as Travis Coates
- [Kevin Corcoran](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-corcoran) as Arliss Coates
- [Jeff York](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-york) as Bud Searcy

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/old-yeller
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/old-yeller-1957
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1851869); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.