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The Red Pony

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The Red Pony
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1hr 30min
Genre:
Family
Release:
1949
Director:
Lewis Milestone
Distributor:
Republic Pictures
Starring:
Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern  ...more
Synopsis: One of themost acclaimed films to emerge from Republic studios, The Red Pony is an adaptation of the John Steinbeck story of the same name. Top billing goes to Myrna Loy and Robert Mitchum, but the film's true star is young Peter Miles as Tom. A lonely farm boy, Tom seeks refuge from his troublesome home life and his eternally squabbling parents (Loy and Shepperd Strudwick) through his devotion to a newborn colt. The red pony is the issue of a prize mare owned by ranchhand Billy Buck (Mitchum), whom ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
The Red Pony is one of Hollywood's finest family films, one that does the genre the rare honor of creating fairly complex characters and emotional situations, and attempts to explore the same with honesty. The fact that it occasionally slips into melodrama mars its effectiveness, but these lapses are relatively few and ultimately do not detract from its overall power. John Steinbeck's screenplay is ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Myrna Loy
Alice Tiflin
Robert Mitchum
Billy Buck
Louis Calhern
Grandpa
Shepperd Strudwick
Fred Tiflin
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