Savage Sam (film)

Savage Sam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman Tokar
Written by
  • Fred Gipson
  • William Turberg
Based onSavage Sam
by Fred Gipson
Produced byBill Anderson
(co-producer)
Starring
CinematographyEdward Colman
Edited byGrant K. Smith
Music byOliver Wallace
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • June 1, 1963 (1963-06-01)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.[2]

  1. ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 9, 2019). "The Cinema of Tommy Kirk". Diabolique Magazine.