the movie old yeller came out in 1957.
the movie old yeller came out in 1957.
when did the movie old yeller come out?
1957
his novel "old yeller" won the newbery honor, and was adapted into a 1957 walt disney studios film. "old yeller" has two sequels – "savage sam" (1962), which also became a walt disney film in 1963, and "little arliss", published posthumously in 1978. "old yeller" was the novel that gipson considered his best work. set in the texas hill country in the 1860s just after the american civil war, the story is about the 14-year-old boy travis coates (played by tommy kirk in the film) left in charge of the household while his father is away. old yeller, a stray dog adopted by the boy, helps in the formidable task of protecting the family on the texas ranch. old yeller was based on a deishler family dog named "rattler" and unlike old yeller, rattler was a dark colored border collie.
fred gipson
later, the family see their cow, rose, stumbling and foaming at the mouth. travis confirms that she is rabid and shoots her. while katie and lisbeth burn her body that night, they are suddenly attacked by a wolf. katie's scream alerts travis, who runs outside with a rifle, just in time to see old yeller fighting off the wolf. travis successfully shoots the wolf, but not before old yeller is bitten on the neck. katie tells travis that no healthy wolf, not even a loafer wolf, would attack near a burning area and, therefore, the wolf was rabid. katie then suggests that it may be necessary to shoot old yeller, but travis insists that they instead pen him in the corn crib to see if he shows symptoms of the disease. after remaining quarantined, the coates believe that old yeller may not have been infected. however, one night, when travis goes to feed old yeller, he growls at him aggressively. travis suspects that old yeller may have been infected but says nothing. later that night, arliss tries to open the corn crib to release old yeller, oblivious to the danger. katie slams the door shut as old yeller snarls and tries to attack. katie then tells travis that old yeller is suffering and takes arliss back to the house. katie returns with the rifle, but travis takes it, saying old yeller is his dog. travis then reluctantly shoots old yeller and walks away.
old yeller (film)