Twice The Bark, Twice The Bite
"Old Yeller" is, simply put, one of the greatest films (and books) ever laid on celluloid. If you're unfamiliar with the story, you don't know what you are missing. "Old Yeller" tells the story of two boys (expertly played by Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran) who stay on their Texas farm with their mother while their father (Fess Parker) goes on a cattle drive. Yeller shows up and gives the elder brother, Travis Coates (Kirk), quite a bit of trouble until the dog proves his worth by saving everyone in the Coates family in one way or another. Of course, the ending of this heartwarming film is perhaps one of the most depressing in cinematic history, and Tommy Kirk handles his emotions onscreen to perfection.
"Savage Sam," which is sort of a sequel to "Old Yeller" since it has Travis and little brother Arliss in it, not to mention two other memorable characters (which I'll get to later). In it, Sam is the Coates' new dog and much like Yeller, he's smart, brave, and manages...
Best doggone dog in the west
A pair of delightful, classic (in the classic sense of the word) Disney animal stories, and nobody did animal stories betters than Disney. OLD YELLER and SAVAGE SAM are a couple of family safe gems.
OLD YELLER (1957) is the story of a big, barrel chested, half-lab half-mastiff and all big yellow haired mongrel who adopts himself into a farm family some time shortly after the American Civil War, somewhere deep in the heart of rural Texas. As the story opens Pa (Fess Parker) is leaving for the summer to drive and sell cattle for some much needed cash money, leaving Ma (Dorothy McGuire,) teenage son Travis (Tommy Kirk) and six-year-old son Arliss (Kevin Corcoran) to tend the farm in his absence. No sooner has Pa disappeared over the hill when a big yellow dog explodes on the scene, scaring the plowing mule and, a bit later, stealing a hank of middling meat. Travis wants to kill him, for young Arliss it's love at first sight. Old Yeller's status is a little shaky until...
The Thruth About What Is On Old Yeller/Savage Sam
On November 15 a new two disc set with two famous movies which are Old Yeller (1957) and Savage Sam (1963) and bonus features will be released. Old Yeller is a very beautiful film. This film is a movie starring Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, Chuck Connors and Beverly Washburn. Old Yeller is about a dog that seems to at first have bad behavior but then makes friends. The dog's name is Old Yeller and he protects the family. The song Young Yeller is played before and after the Old Yeller movie. Savage Sam is a very beautiful film. This film is a movie starring Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Dewey Martin, Jeff York, Marta Kristen and Rafael Campos. Savage Sam is about the son of Old Yeller named Savage Sam and Savage Sam tries to do what ever his father does. Savage Sam opens with the song Savage Sam. The bonus features will have an audio commentary with the actors in Old Yeller, Old Yeller: Remembering a Classic feature, a conversation with...
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