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Old Yeller (1957)

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All Time

of 190,179

228

1950's

of 8,943

32

1957

of 2,664

5
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,422
  
  48
  
  Adventure of 1957
  
  of 34
  
  2
  
  Adventure of the 1950's
  
  of 441
  
  11
Disney
- Disney All Time
  
  of 513
  
  21
  
  Disney of 1957
  
  of 2
  
  1
  
  Disney of the 1950's
  
  of 22
  
  2
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,020
  
  134
  
  Drama of 1957
  
  of 219
  
  5
  
  Drama of the 1950's
  
  of 1,913
  
  21
Family
- Family All Time
  
  of 4,954
  
  30
  
  Family of 1957
  
  of 60
  
  1
  
  Family of the 1950's
  
  of 739
  
  4
Western
- Western All Time
  
  of 6,996
  
  9
  
  Western of 1957
  
  of 77
  
  1
  
  Western of the 1950's
  
  of 835
  
  4

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Old Yeller (1957) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.2588

Avg Critic Score:3.2460

Old Yeller (1957) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Right off the bat, a group of "old timey" singers croons a soulful tune about a mangy dog, invoking laughter. ...read the complete Old Yeller movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Old Yeller has become such a pop culture cliche that it's almost impossible to watch the movie today with a straight face. Right off the bat, a group of "old timey" singers croons a soulful tune about a mangy dog, invoking laughter. ...read the complete Old Yeller movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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Christian Spotlight on the Movies

The story, set in Texas around 1870, deals with a farm/ranch family who must make do while dad and most of the rest of the settlement's men are away on a cattle drive. There are good cameos from Fess Parker and Chuck Connors and some comic relief from...read the complete Old Yeller (1957) review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies

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Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org

In this Disney classic, a stray dog adopts the family of a former confederate soldier living in frontier Texas. The time is just after the Civil War and everyone is very poor. Despite initial missteps Yeller wins his way into everyone's heart and saves...read the complete Old Yeller (1957) review at Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org

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Bright Lights Film Journal (--)

Continuing in this same tradition, Old Yeller carries the child viewer through an experience of horrifying transformation and violent loss that will be recalled with sadness and dread long after the film’s saccharine "happy ending" is forgotten. The...read the complete Old Yeller (1957) review at Bright Lights Film Journal (--)

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