Old Western Movie starring Robert Mitchum: The Red Pony – A ranch boy is gifted with a colt, grows to love him but the colt escapes, with tragic results.
The Red Pony (1949)
Director: Lewis Milestone
Writers: John Steinbeck
Stars: Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern
Genre: Drama, Family, Western
Country: United States
Language: English
Also Known As: John Steinbeck’s The Red Pony
Release Date: 8 March 1949 (USA)
Duration: 88 min
Filming Location: Agoura, California, USA
Storyline:
In the coast range mountains on the western edge of the Salinas Valley is a ranch where Tom, a lad of about ten, longs for a pony. He lives with his mom, who was born there, her dad, a talkative pioneer who misses the old West, Tom’s dad Fred Tiflin, who comes from the city and after years on the ranch doesn’t feel at home there, and Billy, their trusted hand, a real cowboy. While Fred has to sort out whether he wants to stay a rancher and come to terms with his son being closer to Billy than to himself, Tom gets a pony and learns directly about responsibility and loss. What lessons can each learn, and are tragedy and hard choices all that life offers? Are laughter and joy anywhere?
Reviews:
“Timeless classic based on the novel by John Steinbeck that the whole family can really enjoy.
Sensitive and enjoyable film about a ranch boy who is gifted with a colt . The young Northern California boy cares his colt , enjoys , plays, until the little horse escapes , then things go wrong.
A family film with emotion , sensibility and good feeling . It manages to accomplish attractive scenes , though slow-moving and dull , at times . Actors are frankly suberb such as Robert Mitchum, Myrna Loy , Shepperd Strudwick , Margaret Hamilton as an angry teacher , the small boy Peter Miles , and special mention for Louis Calhern as the grandfather usually telling stories. It was remade for TV in 1976 directed by Robert Totten with Henry Fonda , Maureen O’Hara , Ben Johnson, Jack Elam.
It contains a really classy musical score by the great composer Aaron Copland . As well as colorful and brilliant cinematography by excellent cameraman Tony Gaudio, in perfect remastering. The motion picture was competenly directed by Lewis Milestone . This one was a vintage filmmaker who shot a lot of films in all kinds of genres with penchant for warlike genre , getting some masterpieces . As Lewis Milestone directed the following ones : ” Mutiny on the Bounty” , “Oceans’ 11”, “Pork Chop Hill” , “Halls of Moctezuma” , “Arch of Triumph” , “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” , “Of Mice and Men” , “The General died at Dawn”, “The Front Page” , “All Quiet on the The Western Front” , “The Garden of Eden” .”-Written by ma-cortes on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) The Red Pony
Austria Gabilan
Brazil O Vale da Ternura
Canada (English title) The Red Pony
Chile El valle de la ternura
Denmark Den røde pony
Finland Tomin punainen poni
France Le poney rouge
Greece (transliterated title) To kokkino alogaki
Italy (DVD title) Il cavallino rosso
Italy Minuzzolo
Italy (video title) Minuzzolo – Il cavallino rosso
Mexico Valle de ternura
Poland Kasztanek
Portugal O Potro Vermelho
Romania Poneiul roşu
Soviet Union (Russian title) Рыжий пони
Spain El poni rojo
UK (complete title) John Steinbeck’s The Red Pony
UK The Red Pony
USA (complete title) John Steinbeck’s The Red Pony
USA The Red Pony
West Germany Gabilan, mein bester Freund
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Worst movie oat
Young guns
The cleanest birth of any animal on record………..FACT
Retro Flix is my new favorite weekend ritual
51:15 interesting arm posture during the pledge… looks like some forgotten history i need to google.
1:14:22
That's guts. It's the first time I ever saw someone battle some vultures. It probably doesn't help that he went crazy enough to grab a black headed vulture. Those things are said to be more aggressive than other vultures, I looked it up, so it makes since the bird fought back.
What is name of the STAR BOY?
the background music is terribly obnoxious.
Isnt in the book the boy's name Jody ?
In the books they kill Rosie by hitting her over the head with a shovel and do a C-section and get the colt out.
Grandpa looks like Colonel Sanders
This was filmed in my neighborhood of Agoura Hills before it was a neighborhood. It was filmed at a place called Agoura Ranch, which is now a subdivision of million dollar (but modest – this is CA where homes are 3X as much) homes. However all the vistas are the same of course, and the vegetation is pretty recognizable as well. Very interesting to see what a place looked like before it was developed.
Is it the same as the new book
Thank you. I just found this on YouTube. I really enjoy that you added in information about the actors and director. It brings added meaning to the movie/story.
33.20 magnificent rocking chair.
This child has a wild imagination..
I was forced to read this book in school and have a book report on it.. I did not regret reading it..
:Thanks
I noticed Beau Bridges name in the credits. He must have been one of the gang of Tom’s friends. I wonder if it is Beau’s first film credit.
Horses: "Humans are dramatic."
Whatever we have seen for the last few hours is totally encouraging to have…Billy made it once again for Tom though misjudged him at first…but Still👍
A good story well told. Kinda sad.
The best acting was the pony. Not being rude about human actors, but the pony was just amazing.
PS Just Googled The Red Pony because the story in this movie isn't the story in the book The Red Pony that I read decades ago. I read the story of the mare being hit on the head & the foal delivered by Caesarian. But I learned from Wikipedia that that book was only the 3rd part of the Red Pony story, which numbered 5 in total. I didn't know about any of the others until today. Am I going to read the others? No. Too sad.
So happy to find this here. I remember watching this as a kid but I only remembered the clip with the kid fighting the vultures and being so freaked out by it.
Strangles being contagious, the movie and book both never address that….
Convincing. True. One in a million movie. All characters had a character, all had to outgrow their own feelings, grudges, traumas and limitations. Rare thing to see.
Quel magnifique film c était simplement joué 😢😢robert mitchum était génial et le petit garçon 👦 un très bon acteur un film pour toute la famille 👪 j ai eu la l arme aux yeux 😢😢mais à la fin c'était génial j'ai ri même le cheval 🐎 🐎 à ri😅😅😅😅merci pour le partage ❤❤