The Yearling

1946 · 2 hr 8 min · Approved

Drama, Family, Western

Directors

Clarence Brown

Actors

Gregory Peck
Jane Wyman
Claude Jarman Jr.

Summary

A boy persuades his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?

More about this movie

The family of Civil War veteran Penny Baxter, who lives and works on a farm in Florida with his wife, Orry, and their son, Jody. The only surviving child of the family, Jody longs for companionship and unexpectedly finds it in the form of an orphaned fawn. While Penny is supportive of his son's four-legged friend, Orry is not, leading to heartbreaking conflict.

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