The Red Pony
6.3
“John Steinbeck's great American story !”
Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents -- the city-loving Fred and country-happy Alice -- constantly bickering, Tom looks to cowboy Billy Buck for companionship and paternal love.
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Cast
20 people
Myrna Loy
Alice Tiflin
Known for
The Thin Man
The Best Years of Our Lives
Robert Mitchum
Billy Buck
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Louis Calhern
Grandfather
Known for
Notorious
The Asphalt Jungle
Shepperd Strudwick
Mr. Fred Tiflin
Known for
All the King's Men
A Place in the Sun
Peter Miles
Tom
Known for
Quo Vadis
Possessed
Margaret Hamilton
Teacher
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
13 Ghosts
Melinda Byron
Jinx Ingals
Also in
Teenage Thunder
The Long Night
Beau Bridges
Beau
Known for
Messiah
Max Payne
Jackie Jackson
Jackie
Also in
The Great Lover
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
Don Reynolds
Little Brown Jug
Also in
Snake River Desperadoes
The Fighting Redhead
Nino Tempo
Nino
Also in
Garfield Goes Hollywood
Johnny Trouble
Tom Sheridan
Dale
Also in
Doctor Who: The Rescue
Lewis Milestone Director · John Steinbeck Writer Aaron Copland Composer
United States release March 8, 1949 · Produced in United States
Production
Republic Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 8, 1949
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
March 28, 1949 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 16, 1950 · Theatrical
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