The Yearling
“THRILLS! DRAMA! HEART-THROBS!”
Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
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Cast
12 people
Gregory Peck
Ezra "Penny" Baxter
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
Jane Wyman
Orry Baxter
Known for
The Lost Weekend
Stage Fright
Claude Jarman Jr.
Jody Baxter
Known for
Rio Grande
Intruder in the Dust
Chill Wills
Buck Forrester
Known for
Giant
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Clem Bevans
Pa Forrester
Known for
Saboteur
Harvey
Margaret Wycherly
Ma Forrester
Known for
White Heat
Sergeant York
Henry Travers
Mr. Boyles
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
Shadow of a Doubt
Forrest Tucker
Lem Forrester
Known for
The Abominable Snowman
Chisum
Donn Gift
Fodderwing Forrester
Also in
The Happy Years
The Enchanted Valley
June Lockhart
Twink Weatherby
Known for
Lost in Space
Lassie
Joan Wells
Eulalie Boyles
Also in
Amazing Stories
Till the Clouds Roll By
Jeff York
Oliver Hutto
Known for
Old Yeller
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Clarence Brown Director · Paul Osborn Screenplay Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Author
Worldwide gross $7.6M · Budget $3.9M · United States release December 18, 1946
Box office
Budget
$3,883,000
Worldwide gross
$7,599,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 18, 1946
Theatrical
Austria
May 19, 1950 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1948 · Theatrical
Germany
November 29, 1949 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 24, 1948 · Theatrical
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