Old Yeller 66 years old

All the heart, all the excitement of a great frontier adventure!

Old Yeller

Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.

Credits

Old Yeller Cast

Name Character
Dorothy McGuire She was 41, 85 years old when she died as Katie Coates
Beverly Washburn She was 14, now 80 years old as Lisbeth Searcy
Chuck Connors He was 36, 71 years old when he died as Sanderson
Jeff York He was 45, 83 years old when he died as Bud Searcy
Fess Parker He was 33, 85 years old when he died as Jim Coates
Tommy Kirk He was 16, now 82 years old as Travis Coates
Kevin Corcoran He was 8, 66 years old when he died as Arliss Coates

Old Yeller Crew

Name Department
Carroll Clark as Art Direction. He was 63 (74) years old when He died Art
Robert Stevenson as Director. He was 52 (81) years old when He died Directing
Fred M. MacLean as Set Decoration. He was 59 (77) years old when He died Art
Emile Kuri as Set Decoration. He was 50 (93) years old when He died Art
Frank McWhorter as Sound Recordist. He was 52 (85) years old when He died Crew
Oliver Wallace as Music. He was 70 (76) years old when He died Sound
William Tunberg as Screenplay. He was 52 (83) years old when He died Writing
Charles P. Boyle as Director of Photography. He was 65 (75) years old when He died Camera
Fred Gipson as Screenplay. He was 49 (65) years old when He died Writing
Old Yeller poster
Old Yeller (66 years)

All the heart, all the excitement of a great frontier adventure!

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 25, 1957
  • Runtime: 83 minutes