The Yearling

Plot

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?

About The Yearling

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. The movie becoming the ninth-highest-grossing film of 1946 in United States.

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