Old Yeller Old Yeller Old Yeller is a 1956 children's novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger. It received a Newbery Honor in 1957. The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of the book's story. In 1957, Walt Disney released a film adaptation starring Tommy Kirk, Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, and Beverly Washburn. In the late 1860s in Texas, young Travis Coates has been left to take care of his family ranch with his mother and younger brother, Arliss, while his father goes off on a cattle
A Boy and His Dog (1975 film) the main theme. Latin American composer Jaime Mendoza-Nava provided the music for the Topeka underground segment. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 75% approval rating based on 32 reviews and an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's consensus states: "An offbeat, eccentric black comedy, "A Boy and His Dog" features strong dialogue and an oddball vision of the future." Roger Ebert of "The Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film a mixed 2.5 stars out of a possible 4 in his contemporary review, writing that Ellison's novella "seemed almost to defy filming" but nonetheless Jones managed to offer "a sort of