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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 .
Old Yeller is a 1956 children's novel written by Fred Gipson [1] and illustrated by Carl Burger. [2] It received a Newbery Honor in 1957. [ 3 ] In 1957, Walt Disney released a film adaptation starring Tommy Kirk , Fess Parker , Dorothy McGuire , Kevin Corcoran , Jeff York , Chuck Connors , and Beverly Washburn .
Walt Disney Productions December 20, 1956 Westward Ho the Wagons! April 22, 1957 If All the Guys in the World: Les Films Ariane; Distribution only [6] June 19, 1957 Johnny Tremain: Walt Disney Productions August 28, 1957 Perri; December 25, 1957 Old Yeller; January 21, 1958 The Missouri Traveler: C.V. Whitney Pictures; Distribution only [7 ...
Kirk's career received its biggest break yet when, in January 1957, Disney cast him as Travis Coates in Old Yeller (1957), an adventure story about a boy and his heroic dog. [11] Kirk had the lead role in the film, a success at the box-office, and he became Disney's first choice whenever they needed someone to play an all-American teenager.
The success of this performance led her to being cast in a series of "mother" roles, continuing with Old Yeller (1957) at Disney. [1] McGuire returned to Broadway in Winesburg, Ohio (1958), which had a short run, then she played a wife and mother in The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) at Fox.
June 19, 1957: Johnny Tremain: August 28, 1957: Perri: December 25, 1957: Old Yeller: Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2019 July 8, 1958: The Light in the Forest: August 12, 1958: White Wilderness: December 25, 1958: Tonka: January 29, 1959: Sleeping Beauty: Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2019 March 19, 1959: The Shaggy ...
Washburn began her career as a child actor, when she was three years old, [2] appearing in The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) and Frank Capra's Here Comes the Groom (1951). Her subsequent film credits included a supporting role in the Walt Disney feature Old Yeller (1957), [4] for which she is the last surviving cast member of the film. [5]
Spike (1955–1971) was a lop-eared yellow Mastador (Mastiff/Labrador Retriever crossbreed) and a dog actor best known for his performance as the title character in the 1957 film Old Yeller, in which he co-starred with Tommy Kirk, Beverly Washburn, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, and Kevin Corcoran.