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.


Kevin Corcoran
Arliss Coates

Jeff York
Bud Searcy

Beverly Washburn
Lisbeth Searcy

Chuck Connors
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