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Language. English. Box office. $3,000,000 (U.S./Canada) [1] Savage Sam is a 1963 American Western film sequel to Old Yeller based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Fred Gipson. Norman Tokar directed the live-action film, which was released by Walt Disney Productions on June 1, 1963. It did not enjoy the success of the original.
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Savage Sam is Old Yeller's son (although he was called Young Yeller in the first film and also looked different). He is a Bluetick Coonhound, and every bit as courageous and loyal as his father, as well as an incredibly keen tracker. He mostly likes chasing a bobcat, sometimes with Arliss. Brian Keith plays the boys' Uncle Beck (referred to as Jim'...
Tommy Kirk as Travis CoatesJeff York as Bud SearcyDirector - Norman TokarScreenwriter(s)- William Tunberg, Fred GipsonSongwriter - Terry GilkysonSpecial Effects- Jim FetherolfThe film's copyright was renewed on October 3, 1991.The copyright to the story it is based on was also renewed in the U.S.
Synopsis. In this sequel to 'Old Yeller', Savage Sam is Old Yeller's son. He is a Bluetick Coonhound, and every bit as courageous and loyal as his father, as well as an incredibly keen tracker. Sam mostly likes chasing a bobcat, sometimes with Arliss.
May 18, 2020 · Walt Disney bought the rights to Savage Sam, Fred Gipson’s followup to Old Yeller before the book was ever published. You’d think having the book’s author, the same screenwriter (William Tunberg, with assistance from Gipson), almost the entire cast, and a whole lot of experience writing Westerns, they’d be able to pull together something decent.
Savage Sam: Directed by Norman Tokar. With Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Dewey Martin. Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while their dog, Sam, tracks their trail.
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In 1963, Walt Disney Productions released Savage Sam, the sequel to Old Yeller adapted from the book written by the same author, Fred Gipson. Norman Tokar directed the live-action movie, but it did not enjoy the success of its predecessor.
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Savage Sam is the title character and Old Yeller's son in the film of the same name. His appearance and name change drastically between the two films. In Old Yeller, he was named Young Yeller and was a Labrador Retriever. However, in Savage Sam, he was named that and was a Bluetick Coonhound, as he was in the book. It is currently unknown why this change happened, however in the book he was ...
