---
title: 'The Yearling (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Clarence Brown'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-yearling-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039111/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Yearling (1946)

1946 · 128 min · Drama, Family · United States


## Synopsis

The Yearling is a 1946 American family Western film directed by Clarence Brown, produced by Sidney Franklin, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The screenplay by Paul Osborn and John Lee Mahin (uncredited) was adapted from Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's 1938 novel of the same name. The film stars: Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr. in his film debut, Chill Wills and Forrest Tucker.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Clarence Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-brown)
- **Screenplay:** [Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-kinnan-rawlings)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Stothart](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-stothart)
- **Producer:** [Sidney Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-franklin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur E. Arling](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-e-arling), [Charles Rosher](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-rosher), [Leonard Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-smith)
- **Editor:** [Harold F. Kress](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-f-kress)

## Cast

- [Chill Wills](https://cinepixo.com/people/chill-wills)
- [Forrest Tucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forrest-tucker)
- [Arthur Hohl](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hohl)
- [Margaret Wycherly](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-wycherly)
- [Claude Jarman, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-jarman-jr)
- [Jane Wyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-wyman)
- [Clem Bevans](https://cinepixo.com/people/clem-bevans)
- [Gregory Peck](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-peck)
- [Houseley Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/houseley-stevenson)
- [Henry Travers](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-travers)

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