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The Yearling
Also known as Yearling
1946 film by Clarence Brown
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6.7Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
Released: 1946-12-18128 minDir: Clarence BrownDrama, Family, Western
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Ezra "Penny" Baxter
- Jane Wyman as Orry Baxter
- Claude Jarman Jr. as Jody Baxter
- Chill Wills as Buck Forrester
- Clem Bevans as Pa Forrester
- Margaret Wycherly as Ma Forrester
Themes
- florida
- based on novel or book
- runaway
- pet
~10 min read
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On set, L-R: Leonard Smith, unknown & Clarence Brown The Yearling is a 1946 American Family Western film directed by Clarence Brown, produced by Sidney Franklin, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The screenplay by Paul Osborn and John Lee Mahin (uncredited) was adapted from Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's 1938 novel of the same name. The film stars: Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr. in his film debut, Chill Wills and Forrest Tucker.
The story follows a boy named Jody, who adopts a trouble-making young deer. The story was later adapted as the 1994 TV film The Yearling starring Peter Strauss and Jean Smart.
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1940s color films1946 American films1946 children's films1946 drama films1946 English-language films1946 films1946 Western (genre) filmsAmerican children's drama filmsAmerican Western (genre) filmsEnglish-language Western (genre) filmsFilms about animalsFilms about deerFilms based on children's books