The Red Pony (1949)

Directed by

Lewis Milestone

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy living on a California ranch learns hard lessons about life and loss when he raises a red pony. His parents and a ranch hand guide him through the experience.

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What happens

The Red Pony is a 1949 American Technicolor drama film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum and Louis Calhern. It is based on John Steinbeck's 1937 novella of the same name. Steinbeck also wrote the screenplay for this film. It was distributed by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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