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The Yearling

  • 1946
  • Approved
  • 2h 8m
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7.2/10
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Gregory Peck, Claude Jarman Jr., and Jane Wyman in The Yearling (1946)
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A boy persuades his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?A boy persuades his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?A boy persuades his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?

  • Director
    • Clarence Brown
  • Writers
    • Paul Osborn
    • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
    • John Lee Mahin
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Jane Wyman
    • Claude Jarman Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    6.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Paul Osborn
      • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
      • John Lee Mahin
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Jane Wyman
      • Claude Jarman Jr.
    • 88User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Claude Jarman Jr. in The Yearling (1946)
    Gregory Peck and Claude Jarman Jr. in The Yearling (1946)
    Claude Jarman Jr. in The Yearling (1946)
    Claude Jarman Jr. in The Yearling (1946)
    Gregory Peck and Forrest Tucker in The Yearling (1946)
    Gregory Peck and Claude Jarman Jr. in The Yearling (1946)
    Gregory Peck, Claude Jarman Jr., and Jane Wyman in The Yearling (1946)
    Gregory Peck, Claude Jarman Jr., and Jane Wyman in The Yearling (1946)
    The Yearling (1946)
    Gregory Peck and Claude Jarman Jr. in The Yearling (1946)
    Gregory Peck, Claude Jarman Jr., and Jane Wyman in The Yearling (1946)
    Gregory Peck and Claude Jarman Jr. in The Yearling (1946)

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    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Penny Baxter
    Jane Wyman
    Jane Wyman
    • Orry Baxter
    Claude Jarman Jr.
    Claude Jarman Jr.
    • Jody Baxter
    Chill Wills
    Chill Wills
    • Buck Forrester
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Pa Forrester
    Margaret Wycherly
    Margaret Wycherly
    • Ma Forrester
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    • Mr. Boyles
    Forrest Tucker
    Forrest Tucker
    • Lem Forrester
    Donn Gift
    Donn Gift
    • Fodderwing
    Frank Eldredge
    • Deckhand
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Green
    • Mrs. Saunders
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    • Arch Forrester
    • (uncredited)
    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
    • Captain
    • (uncredited)
    June Lockhart
    June Lockhart
    • Twink Weatherby
    • (uncredited)
    George Mann
    • Pack Forrester
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Porterfield
    • Mate
    • (uncredited)
    Houseley Stevenson
    Houseley Stevenson
    • Mr. Ranger
    • (uncredited)
    Joan Wells
    • Eulalie Boyles
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • Paul Osborn
      • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
      • John Lee Mahin(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Clarence Brown insisted that his actors wear no make-up to achieve a naturalistic look. Claude Jarman Jr. had to wear a straw hat in between takes so that his fair skin didn't burn, while the pale Jane Wyman had to sit under a sun lamp for 15 minutes to make it look like she spent most of her time outdoors.
    • Goofs
      When Jody runs away from home, he is barefoot. While trudging through the swamp, however, he is shown wearing dark sneakers (perhaps for protection during filming). Later scenes show him to be barefoot again.
    • Quotes

      Penny Baxter: [on the occasion of the burial 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, fitten to live and work and do. But in a way o' speakin', Lord, you done made it up to him. You give him a way with the wild creatures. You give him a sort of wisdom, made him knowin' and gentle. The birds come to him, and the varmints moved free about him, and like as not he could of takened a she wild-cat right in his pore twisted hands. Now you've done seed fit to take him where bein' crookedy in mind or limb don't matter. But Lord, it pleasures us to think now you've done straightened out them legs and that pore bent back and them hands. It pleasures us to think on him, movin' around as easy as any one. And Lord, give him a few red-birds and maybe a squirrel and a 'coon and a 'possum to keep him company, like he had here. All of us is somehow lonesome, and we know he'll not be lonesome, do he have them little wild things around him, if it ain't askin' too much to put a few varmints in Heaven. Thy will be done. Amen.

    • Crazy credits
      All scenes involving animals in this picture were made under the supervision and with the cooperation of the American Humane Association
    • Alternate versions
      Reissued theatrically in the 1950s in a 94-minute version. This reissue print was also shown occasionally on television in the 1960s.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Florida Suite
      (1887) (uncredited)

      Music by Frederick Delius

      Selections played in the score

    User reviews88

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    outstanding performance given by Claude Jarman jr.
    Since I wasn't born until 1949,I never had the opportunity to see this film at a Movie Theater.When it was shown on television I had the same reaction many people had.Tearing up when Jody had to shoot his beloved pet Deer that his Mother had shot and wounded.Knowing how much he had loved this animal and was willing to sacrifice to be able to keep him made me think of how much we get attached to our own pets whether a Dog,Cat,Bird,whatever! Our love and concern for something that doesn't work,doesn't pay rent,sleeps much of the day,sometimes has accidents on the Floor etc. but still gives us indiscribable Devotion and pleasure.

    Claude Jarman Jr's performance in this picture can only be rated as outstanding considering this was his very first picture. The emotions he could express on his face through out the movie were riveting and heartwarming.I'm sure many Movie Audiences leaving theaters in 1946 were wiping away tears.I see why he was given a special Academy award for his performance.

    If all animal owners showed the love,care,devotion,empathy, that Jody had for his beloved pet deer; we wouldn't need organization like the ASPCA...Great Heartwarming Film that all should see at least once...s.m.
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    • Release date
      • May 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Wildnis ruft
    • Filming locations
      • Hawthorne, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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