FILMOYOld Yeller1957

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How Long Is “Old Yeller”?

Name: Old Yeller
Genre: drama, children
Released: 1957-12-25
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Fess Parker, Jeff York

1h 23m runtime

19571h 23mdrama • children

Drama film with a runtime of 83 minutes, released in 1957. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 23m

Minutes83

One SittingYes

With Break1h 35m

Spoiler-Free Synopsis

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Disney's classic frontier drama is almost as famous as its canine star. Mongrel Spike stars as Old Yeller, the range dog who is adopted by the Coates family, and after a bad start is determined to protect them from the dangers of the wilderness. He battles against bears, wild hogs and other adversity until he contracts a fatal illness. In a tear-jerking ending, Yeller dies, but his young master has safely made the tr, Walt Disney yarn about a stray dog that helps protect the homestead of a frontier family in the 1860s. Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Fess Parker. Searcy: Jeff York. Sanderson: Chuck Connors. Lisabeth: Beverly Washburn. Old Yeller: Spike. Robert Stevenson directed.

Runtime Card

Runtime1h 23m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 35m

Movie Facts

Release DateDecember 25, 1957

Runtime1h 23m

LanguageEnglish

Genresdrama, children

DirectorRobert Stevenson

ProducerWalt Disney

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