The Red Pony (1949 film)
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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.
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
. Copland himself conducted London's New Philharmonia Orchestra
in a recording of the music for Columbia Records
, which was later reissued on CD by Sony Records.
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
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men...
'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
The Red Pony
The Red Pony is an episodic novella written by American writer John Steinbeck in 1933. The first three chapters were published in magazines from 1933–1936, and the full book was published in 1937 by Covici Friede. The stories in the book are tales of a boy named Jody Tiflin. The book has four...
. Steinbeck also wrote the screenplay for this film. A young boy, played by Peter Miles, becomes very attached to a newborn colt.
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
The Red Pony (Copland)
The Red Pony is a film score composed for Lewis Milestone's 1949 production which used John Steinbeck's screenplay based on his short stories The Red Pony...
. Copland himself conducted London's New Philharmonia Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in Great Britain, based in London. Since 1995, it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. In Britain it is also the resident orchestra at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and the Corn Exchange, Bedford, as well as The Anvil, Basingstoke...
in a recording of the music for Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, which was later reissued on CD by Sony Records.
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
The Heiress
The Heiress is a 1949 American drama film. It was written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, adapted from their 1947 play of the same title that was based on the 1880 novel Washington Square by Henry James. The film was directed by William Wyler, with starring performances by Olivia de Havilland as...
, directed by William Wyler
William Wyler
William Wyler was a leading American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter.Notable works included Ben-Hur , The Best Years of Our Lives , and Mrs. Miniver , all of which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture...
Cast
- Myrna LoyMyrna LoyMyrna Loy was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles...
as Alice Tiflin - Robert MitchumRobert MitchumRobert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time...
as Billy Buck - Louis CalhernLouis CalhernLouis Calhern was an American stage and screen actor.- Early life :Louis Calhern was born Carl Henry Vogt on February 19, 1895 in Brooklyn, New York. His family left New York City while he was still a child and moved to St. Louis, Missouri where he grew up...
as Grandfather - Shepperd StrudwickShepperd StrudwickShepperd Strudwick was an American actor of film, television, and stage....
as Fred Tiflin - Peter Miles as Tom Tiflin
- Margaret HamiltonMargaret HamiltonMargaret Hamilton was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz...
as Teacher - Patty King as Jinx Ingals
- Jackie Jackson as Jackie
- Beau BridgesBeau BridgesLloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book...
as Beau - Don Reynolds as Little Brown Jug (as Little Brown Jug)
- Nino TempoNino TempoNino Tempo is an American musician, singer, and actor.A musical prodigy, Nino Tempo learned to play the clarinet and the tenor saxophone as a child. He was a talent show winner at four years of age and appeared on television with Benny Goodman at seven...
as Nino - Tommy Sheridan as Dale