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The Yearling (1946)

APPROVED  128 min  -  Drama | Family   -  May 1947 (USA)
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Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves ?

Director:

Clarence Brown

Writers:

Paul Osborn (screenplay), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (based on the Pulitzer Prize novel by), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gregory Peck ...
Jane Wyman ...
Claude Jarman Jr. Claude Jarman Jr. ...
Chill Wills ...
Clem Bevans Clem Bevans ...
Pa Forrester
Margaret Wycherly Margaret Wycherly ...
Ma Forrester
Henry Travers Henry Travers ...
Mr. Boyles
Forrest Tucker ...
Lem Forrester
Donn Gift Donn Gift ...
Fodderwing
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Storyline

After the American Civil War, a rebel soldier and his wife become pioneer farmers in Florida. Their son Jody is 11 years old; he gets along well with his warm and affectionate pa, but his ma is haunted by the death of her other children, so she's somber, even cold. The boy wants a pet: the dad is sympathetic, the mom obdurate. When a rattler bites pa, pa kills a doe to use its organs to draw out the poison. Jody begs to keep the doe's fawn as a pet. The parents agree, and the boy and the deer are soon inseparable. The fawn grows quickly, and as a yearling tramples tobacco shoots and eats the newly-sprouted corn. This is too much for ma, and Jody has to face harsh, adult realities. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Deer | Pet | Children | Death | Farmer  | See more »

Taglines:

THRILLS! DRAMA! HEART-THROBS! (reissue print ad - all caps)

Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Die Wildnis ruft See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 6, 1947 with Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman and Claude Jarman Jr. reprising their film roles. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Jody's hold on Flag changes as he realizes the rain stopped. See more »

Quotes

Penny Baxter: [on the ocasion of the buryal of Fodderwing] Oh Lord. Almighty God. It ain't for us ignorant mortals to say what's right and what's wrong. Was any one of us to be doin' of it, we'd not of bring this poor boy into the world a cripple, and his mind teched. We'd of bring him in straight and tall like his brothers...
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Crazy Credits

All scenes involving animals in this picture were made under the
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Connections

Featured in "MGM Parade: Episode #1.26" (1956) See more »

Soundtracks

"Appalachia: Variations on an Old Slave Song"
.(1902) (uncredited)
Music by Frederick Delius
Selections played in the score See more »