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The Yearling

BBC One
on BBC One London

[Starring] Gregory Peck - continuing a season of films starring one of the great names of Hollywood. Today with Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr

While his parents struggle to scratch a living from the land they have cleared in the shrub wilderness of the Florida backwoods, young Jody longs for a pet of his own. This simple story of a boy and his pet fawn is one of the most moving and beautiful films of its kind and earned Claude Jarman Jr an Oscar for his performance as Jody.

Films: page 14

Contributors

Screenplay:
Paul Osborn
Based on the novel by:
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Producer:
Sidney Franklin
Director:
Clarence Brown
Penny Baxter:
Gregory Peck
Ma Baxter:
Jane Wyman
Jody Baxter:
Claude Jarman Jr
Buck Forrester:
Chill Wills
Pa Forrester:
Clem Bevans
Ma Forrester:
Margaret Wycherly
Mr Boyles:
Henry Travers
Lem Forrester:
Forrest Tucker
Gabby Forrester:
Matt Willis
Millwheel Forrester:
Dan White
Pack Forrester:
George Mann
Arch Forrester:
Arthur Hohl
Fodderwing:
Donn Gift
Source: Radio Times

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