Disney Old Yeller/Savage Sam (2 Discs) (Widescreen, Fullscreen)

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Old Yeller/Savage Sam (2 Discs) (Widescreen, Fullscreen)

Savage Sam is the sequel to the successful Disney film Old Yeller. This time, the boys take off after a band of Apache kidnappers who have snatched the children of lazy neighbor Bud Searcy (Jeff York). With their true-blue bloodhound Sam, t...he kids take off with Brian Keith to take back the missing children. The viewer may be confused with the lightheartedness that accompanies the gravity of such an abduction and then is abandoned in favor of a more serious flavor later in the film. Norman Tokar directed this uneven feature that fared far less better at the box office than is predecessor. Dan Pavlides, Rovi Based on the novel by Fred Gipson, Old Yeller is set in Texas in 1869. While his father is away on a cattle drive, 15-year-old Travis Coates (Tommy Kirk) takes over management of the family farm. Adopting a "strictly business" policy, Travis is irritated when younger brother, Arliss (Kevin Corcoran), adopts a frisky stray dog. But soon Travis is as fond of the dog as everyone else in the family; moreover, "Old Yeller" is an excellent watchdog. But while fighting off a mad wolf, Yeller is infected with rabies. Though Yeller seems unaffected at first, he eventually behaves so viciously that the disheartened Travis has no choice but to shoot the dog. A heart-to-heart talk between Travis and his returning father (Fess Parker), coupled with the adoption of a new pup, paves the way to an emotional but reasonably happy ending. Earning eight million dolalrs domestically on its first release, Old Yeller convinced Walt Disney to devote more and more time to live-action films and less time to animation -- which at the time was a sagacious business move. In 1963, Disney released a lesser sequel to Old Yeller titled Savage Sam. Hal Erickson, RoviGenre: DramaCategory Adventure Drama, Animal Picture, Coming-of-AgeTheme: Kidnapping, Daring Rescues, Man's Best FriendStudio: Walt Disney VideoRun Time: 03 hr 08 min Language: English Subtitle Language: Spanish, French Picture Format: pan_and_scan, widescreenLead Actor: Dorothy McGuire, Brian Keith, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk Supporting Actor: Jeff York, Dewey Martin, Royal Dano, Marta Kristen, Spike, Chuck Connors, Beverly Washburn, Rafael Campos, Slim Pickens, Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta, Pat Hogan, Dean Fredericks, Brad Weston, Kevin Corcoran Director: Robert Stevenson, Norman Tokar see shipping and returnsreview this item Read More

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