The Red Pony (1949 film)
| The Red Pony | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lewis Milestone |
| Written by | John Steinbeck (novel and screenplay) |
| Produced by | Lewis Milestone |
| Starring | Myrna Loy Robert Mitchum Louis Calhern Shepperd Strudwick Peter Miles |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date | March 28, 1949 |
Running time | 88-90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Red Pony is a 1949 film adaptation of John Steinbeck's collection of related short stories, individually written and published in the 1930's, with a book published in 1937 and again in 1945 under the title The Red Pony. Steinbeck also wrote the screenplay for this film. A young boy, played by Peter Miles, becomes very attached to a newborn colt.[1]
It is notable today because of the original score composed by Aaron Copland, which he also arranged and published as a suite The Red Pony.
Although The Red Pony was not even nominated in any category, Copland won an Academy Award that year for the score of another film, The Heiress, directed by William Wyler
Cast
- Myrna Loy as Alice Tiflin
- Robert Mitchum as Billy Buck
- Louis Calhern as Grandfather
- Shepperd Strudwick as Fred Tiflin
- Peter Miles as Tom Tiflin
- Margaret Hamilton as Teacher
- Patty King as Jinx Ingals
- Jackie Jackson as Jackie
- Beau Bridges as Beau
- Don Reynolds as Little Brown Jug (as Little Brown Jug)
- Nino Tempo as Nino
- Tommy Sheridan as Dale
References
- ^ The Red Pony at IMDb
External links
- The Red Pony at IMDb
- The Red Pony at the TCM Movie Database
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