Old Yeller (1957)
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.
Directors: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, and Chuck Connors
Release Date: December 25, 1957