Plot
The family of Civil War veteran Penny Baxter, who lives and works on a farm in Florida with his wife, Orry, and their son, Jody. The only surviving child of the family, Jody longs for companionship and unexpectedly finds it in the form of an orphaned fawn. While Penny is supportive of his son's four-legged friend, Orry is not, leading to heartbreaking conflict.
Written by
Paul Osborn, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, John Lee Mahin
Directed by
Clarence Brown
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Languages
English
Awards
Won 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 5 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
6,698
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
89
Popularity
NA