The Yearling (Original screenplay for the 1946 film, December 1944 draft) by Brown, Clarence (director); Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (novel); Paul Osborn (screenwriter); Sidney Franklin (producer); Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman, Jr., Chill Wills (starring) - 1944
by Brown, Clarence (director); Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (novel); Paul Osborn (screenwriter); Sidney Franklin (producer); Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman, Jr., Chill Wills (starring)
The Yearling (Original screenplay for the 1946 film, December 1944 draft)
by Brown, Clarence (director); Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (novel); Paul Osborn (screenwriter); Sidney Franklin (producer); Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman, Jr., Chill Wills (starring)
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Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1944. Temporary Complete script for the 1946 film. Based on the 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, about a young boy and his relationship with a rescued fawn. Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman were both nominated for Oscars for their starring roles, and Claud Jarman, Jr. (in his first acting role) made a lasting impression as a confident young man coming to terms with responsibility. Stamped on the front wrapper is the "SAVE FILM! / HELP WIN THE WAR!" statement often seen on wartime scripts. Blue titled wrappers, noted as TEMPORARY COMPLETE on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 26, dated 12-7-44, with credits for producer Sidney Franklin. Title page not present. 174 leaves, mimeograph, with white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 12-8-44 and 3-15-45. Pages Good plus, wrapper Good plus bound with two gold brads.
- Bookseller Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Book Condition Used
- Quantity Available 1
- Publisher Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM]
- Place of Publication Beverly Hills, CA
- Date Published 1944
- Keywords Film Scripts | Films with Literary Sources | Pulitzer Prize | Children's Literature