A classic film based on Marjorie Kinnan Rawling's best-selling novel of the same name, The Yearling won a juvenile Oscar for its star Claude Jarman, Jr. and nominations for director Clarence Brown, Best Actor Gregory Peck and Best Actress Jane Wyman.
I challenge anyone, young or old, not to cry in the final scenes. I recently caught it in the wee hours of a weekday morning on TCM (Turner Classic Movies)-my favorite cable channel!
What great performances - especially from Jarman and Wyman, who made herself look totally that prairie mom. I've always loved her work, and this is one of her finest!
The care and detail of the novel is cautiously preserved by director Brown, and the movie's cinematography is simply beautiful. It was a location shoot - not usual for the 40s - which helped to create a truly authentic and memorable film.
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