Director: Clarence Brown

Writer: Paul Osborn

From novel: The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Musical Score by: Herbert Stothart

Producer: Sidney Franklin

Keywords: Drama, Coming of Age

A lonely farm boy in post Civil War Florida finds companionship with a faun, but as the young deer grows it endanger's the family's crops. Timeless classic; Jarman was selected to play the role of Jody from a pool of 19,000 applications. Won Oscars for Best Cinematography and Best Interior Decoration; received additional nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Editing.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Clem Bevans	Actor	16-Oct-1879	11-Aug-1963	Saboteur
Claude Jarman, Jr.	Actor	27-Sep-1934		The Yearling
Gregory Peck	Actor	5-Apr-1916	12-Jun-2003	To Kill A Mockingbird
Henry Travers	Actor	5-Mar-1874	18-Oct-1965	It's a Wonderful Life
Forrest Tucker	Actor	12-Feb-1919	25-Oct-1986	Sgt. O'Rourke on F Troop
Chill Wills	Actor	18-Jul-1903	15-Dec-1978	The Alamo
Margaret Wycherly	Actor	26-Oct-1881	6-Jun-1956	Sergeant York
Jane Wyman	Actor	5-Jan-1917	10-Sep-2007	Falcon Crest

CAST

Starring
Gregory Peck	...   Ezra Baxter (farmer)
Jane Wyman	...   Orry Baxter (Ezra's wife)
Claude Jarman, Jr.	...   Jody (Ezra's son, befriends yearling)
and
Chill Wills	...   Buck Forrester
Clem Bevans	...   Pa Forrester
Margaret Wycherly	...   Ma Forrester
Henry Travers	...   Mr. Boyles
Forrest Tucker	...   Lem Forrester
Donn Gift	...   Fodderwing (crippled boy)

REVIEWS

Have you seen this film? We would love to see your review. Submit your review for this film

Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications