The Red Pony

The Red Pony (1949)

Directed by Lewis Milestone

1h 31m

Action

| Drama

| Western

Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents -- the city-loving Fred and country-happy Alice -- constantly bickering, Tom looks to cowboy Billy Buck for companionship and paternal love.

Cast

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Alice Tiflin

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Billy Buck

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Grandfather

Shepperd Strudwick

Shepperd Strudwick

Mr. Fred Tiflin

Peter Miles

Peter Miles

Tom

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Teacher

Melinda Byron

Melinda Byron

Jinx Ingals

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Beau

Jackie Jackson

Jackie Jackson

Jackie

Crew

Lewis Milestone

Lewis Milestone

Director

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

Writer

Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

Original Music Composer

Nicolai Remisoff

Nicolai Remisoff

Production Design

Victor Greene

Victor Greene

Art Direction

Charles S. Thompson

Charles S. Thompson

Set Decoration

John McCarthy Jr.

John McCarthy Jr.

Set Decoration

Adele Palmer

Adele Palmer

Costume Design

Robert Aldrich

Robert Aldrich

Assistant Director

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