Savage Sam
Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while their dog, Sam, tracks their trail.
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"I actually liked the book Savage Sam better even than Old Yeller. But the movie was poor and here are three key reasons why: 1) Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, and Chuck Conners were missing, even though their characters (Katie & Jim Coates, and Burn Sanderson, respectively) were key in the book. They were replaced by an uncle who came out of nowhere, played by Brian Keith. It really damaged the continuity of the two films. 2) Secondly, in the book Savage Sam was the son of Old Yeller, but in the movies this is obviously not the case. The puppy at the end of Old Yeller is clearly not a hou..."
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Walt Disney thought that Tommy Kirk should have been billed above Brian Keith in the credits because he had more screen time and the film represented some of the young actor's best work.
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Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while their dog, Sam, tracks their trail.