4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 19, 2021

“When I was a child I spake like a child…” ~ 1 Corinthians 13 Like the previous year’s Valley of Decision, The Yearling opens with an establishing shot paired with Gregory Peck’s voice, this time in a folksier register. Aside from being unoriginal, one can hardly conde   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on December 18, 2019

Claude Jarman Jr. Child Star of The Yearling Talks about The Yearling, Director Clarence Brown and More CMH is thrilled to say that we’re kicking off a series of exclusive video interviews and articles with Claude Jarman Jr. today. Claude made his feature film debut starring as ‘Jody   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on January 24, 2015

The Yearling Directed by Clarence Brown Written by Paul Osborn from the novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 1946/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Amazon Instant I spent most of the movie thinking it was way too folksy for me. I ended up crying like a baby by the end anyway. Eleven-year-old Jod   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on March 13, 2011

The iconic image of this film is the little blond haired boy holding the real-life embodiment of baby Bambi.  This makes you think that the whole film will be centered around this tiny baby deer and there will be plenty of moments that could replace a trip to the petting...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling (1946) stars Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman as Penny and Ora, married pioneer farmers who live and work deep in the Florida backwoods. Their son Jody (Claude Jarman Jr.) is their sole surviving child. Fearing that her...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling (1946) stars Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman as Penny and Ora, married pioneer farmers who live and work deep in the Florida backwoods. Their son Jody (Claude Jarman Jr.) is their sole surviving child. Fearing that her...   read more