In the aftermath of the American Civil War, a rancher struggles to support his wife and two sons. While he is away on a cattle deal, the ranch is visited by a stray yellow (or "yeller") dog. The younger son adopts it and soon it becomes very attached to the family.
A simple story, and yet it feels true-to-life in its evocation of the rural milieu. Not much to say here, except to express my dismay at so much nonsense that has been written about this film. Perhaps urban folks just don't connect (but then I'm urban too, so go figure). One of the things that puzzled me most was a recurring condemnation of the younger boy as an "insufferable" character, this leading, somehow, to a condemnation of the film.
Rating: 51
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