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Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while their dog, Sam, tracks their trail.Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while their dog, Sam, tracks their trail.Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while their dog, Sam, tracks their trail.
Royal Dano
- Pack Underwood
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWalt 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.
- GoofsTowards the end when Bud Searcy makes his miracle shot at great distance, the Indian falls off his horse the instant the trigger is pulled. At that distance there should have been a slight delay.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Magical World of Disney: Savage Sam: Part 1 (1966)
- SoundtracksSavage Sam And Me
By Terry Gilkyson
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Sequel? Not really
Savage Sam, except for it's association with Ol' Yeller, would be a completely innocuous but more or less forgotten addition to the Disney film library. The problem with Savage Sam is twofold.
First, it was (and is) marketed as a sequel to Ol' Yeller. How could any film stand up to that kind of comparison? Yes, the book was by the same author and meant to be a tale of a son of Ol' Yeller. But trying to sell that movie as a sequel never had a chance - Fess Parker was doing a TV show and unavailable, the book itself is weak, and the scripting is sluggish.
Secondly, and this true of all movies from that time - the portrayal of the Indians was so biased that it's painful to watch as those Irish stunt men in red paint whoop it up.
Is it watchable? Yes, but view it a a separate entity, not a sequel.
First, it was (and is) marketed as a sequel to Ol' Yeller. How could any film stand up to that kind of comparison? Yes, the book was by the same author and meant to be a tale of a son of Ol' Yeller. But trying to sell that movie as a sequel never had a chance - Fess Parker was doing a TV show and unavailable, the book itself is weak, and the scripting is sluggish.
Secondly, and this true of all movies from that time - the portrayal of the Indians was so biased that it's painful to watch as those Irish stunt men in red paint whoop it up.
Is it watchable? Yes, but view it a a separate entity, not a sequel.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $6,540,000
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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