The Yearling with Gregory Peck: DVD Cover

    The Yearling Director: Clarence Brown Cast: Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr., Chill Wills

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/03/2002
    • Original Release: 1946
    • Rating: Rated G
    • Sales Rank: 9,609

    Viewer Rating: (6 ratings)

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    Features

    Closed Caption; Tom and Jerry cartoon: The Cat Concerto; Another 1946 oscar winner; Jody's world interactive adventure; Awards; Interactive menus; Trailers; Scene access; English, French, and Spanish language tracks and subtitles

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Credits and Dedication [2:06]
    2. Baxter's Island [3:55]
    3. Menfolk Stick Together [4:12]
    4. Something All His Own [3:49]
    5. Closed Up Tight [3:11]
    6. Hunting Sluefoot [4:34]
    7. Backfire [5:12]
    8. Wakeful [2:28]
    9. The Forresters [3:30]
    10. Fodderwing [3:29]
    11. Dog Trading [5:03]
    12. In the Clouds [2:35]
    13. Visiting Town [3:25]
    14. A Potato for Eulalie [3:50]
    15. Best Fight in Months [2:24]
    16. Provisions and Tears [2:43]
    17. Rattlesnake [4:27]
    18. A Pet for Jody [4:25]
    19. Not a Mite of Trouble [4:14]
    20. Running With the Deer [2:35]
    21. Smell Just Fine [3:32]
    22. A Farewell and a Name [3:35]
    23. Prayer for a Friend [1:57]
    24. Tales for a Stormy Night [4:53]
    25. Storm's End [3:51]
    26. Planting and Dressmaking [3:58]
    27. Getting and Losing [3:15]
    28. Both Yearlings [5:06]
    29. Corn Crop Catastrophe [3:20]
    30. Not High Enough [4:56]
    31. What Must Be Done [6:01]
    32. Downriver [2:36]
    33. No Longer a Yearling [5:08]
    34. Sweet Dreams [3:26]

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    Editorial Reviews

    Based on the novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling is set in post-Civil War Florida. Claude Jarman Jr. plays Jody Baxter, the lonely son of just-getting-by farmers Pa and Ma Baxter (Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman). With all of his siblings dead and buried, Jody yearns to have a pet of some sort. When Pa is forced by circumstances to kill a doe, the animal's fawn-the yearling of the title-is adopted by Jody. The boy's love for the animal does not alter the fact that the fawn is eating all of the Baxters' crops. Sadly, Pa tells Jody that he must kill the yearling before all their crops are destroyed. Jody can't bring himself to do this, so he sets the animal free in the wilds. Time and again, however, the yearling returns to the farm. Finally, Ma Baxter, who'd been against having the fawn on the property in the first place, shoots and wounds the animal. Now, Jody has no choice: rather than see his beloved yearling writhe in agony, he kills it. Though this results in a rift between himself and his family, Jody at last realizes that, by taking the responsiblity of saving the farm at the expense of his own feelings, he has also taken the first step towards manhood. He himself is a "yearling" no more. MGM had intended to film The Yearling in 1941 with a different cast and director, but a series of personality clashes delayed production for five years. Watching the inspired performances of Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman and Claude Jarman Jr., it is nearly impossible to imagine the film with its originally intended cast of Spencer Tracy, Anne Revere and the unknown Gene Eckman. The studio had also intended to lens the film on location in Florida, but in the end it proved more practical and expedient to shoot in the studio and its environs. Oscars went to the Technicolor photography of Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith and Arthur Arling, and to the art direction/set decoration work of Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse and Edwin B. Willis. Originally released at 128 minutes, the film was reissued in a butchered 94 minute version; steer clear of this one and opt for the still-available original. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

    Customer Reviews

    Family Drama in Florida's Scrublandsby Maine-Girl

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    September 09, 2009: First of all, this is a 1946 film, so young viewers used to contemporary quick video-style scene cuts and an emphasis on action over character may not have the patience to sit through this lyrical story.

    The author of the book, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, grew up in the Florida Everglades, and the film's director, Clarence Brown, depicts beautifully photographed scenes of the flora and fauna of Florida's northern region. While Jody Baxter, a lonely 12-year-old, is the central protagonist, the film delves into mature themes such as man's struggle against nature for survival, what constitutes our measurement of wealth, how our experiences shape the way we perceive and approach life, and how events can precipitate the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The book received the Pulitzer Prize in 1939, and the film was nominated for academy awards in the categories best film, best actor, best actress, best director, and best film editing. Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman and Claude Jarman star in the lead roles, with some of Hollywood's finest character actors playing colorful supporting roles.

    The Yearling takes place in northeast Florida during the late 1870s. Jody's father, the shrewd but softhearted Penny Baxter (Peck), is a former rebel soldier trying to eke out a living for his family on a small farm. His somber wife, Orry (Wyman), has been so depleted by the deaths of three children that she cannot show love for Jody, her remaining child, for fear of losing him too. Jody, a wistful daydreamer, would rather explore the surrounding scrublands than attend to his chores, and his father, well aware of his son's loneliness, tends to forgive and indulge him, leaving Orry the role of disciplinarian and harsh realist.

    The loving relationship between Penny and Jody is a wonderful illustration of a father passing on both moral and ethical values and the practical skills needed to survive in life. Penny shows Jody how to earn the respect of their fierce neighbors, the Forresters, how to plant crops and to hunt. In fact, it is during a bear hunt that Penny is bitten by a rattler and must shoot a doe to save his life. Not long after, Jody discovers and adopts - against his parents' advice - the doe's orphaned fawn, which he names Flag. His subsequent relationship with Flag and a crippled Forrester boy, Fodderwing, lead him to the defining moments that mark his coming of age.

    If you enjoy movies of past decades and stories of family life and character development, I highly recommend this film.

    I Also Recommend: Casablanca, To Kill a Mockingbird, Gunga Din, Old Yeller & Savage Sam, The Forsyte Saga.

    Good for the whole familyby mickey09

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    July 25, 2009: I would say this is a movie for the whole family to sit and watch. It can teach the kids how to do work and take care of animales and what happens to some animals to. i really enjoyed watching this movie.


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