Old Yeller
All the heart, all the excitement of a great frontier adventure!
Ah yes, the heartbreaking boy-and-his-dog genre gets another workout. In post-Civil War Texas, a stray dog helps a boy protect his family's ranch while Dad is away. It's a fine film, if you happen to have a box of tissues handy.
Directed by Robert Stevenson · Written by Fred Gipson, William Tunberg
Starring Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, Beverly Washburn