The Red Pony is a movie directed by Robert Totten in 1973 and based on the book of the same name by John Steinbeck, first published in 1937. The movie features Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, Ben Johnson, Jack Elam, Clint Howard, Roy Jenson, and others.
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Storyline
A young boy, Tom Tiflin, is given a small pony by his father. Tom asks the stable helper, Billy Buck, to help him raise and train it so that it can be ridden. During a rain storm the pony gets out of the stable and, having been soaked, becomes fevered. Despite Buck’s best efforts to nurse the pony it develops strangles and requires a tracheotomy. Shortly after the procedure, the pony escapes from the farm.
Movie vs Book
Year
1973
Minutes
101
Movie Rate
6.50
Source: IMDb
Year
1937
Pages
95
Book Rate
6.90
S: Goodreads
Book
The Red Pony
Author: John Steinbeck
Country: USA
First published in: 1937
Length: 95 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Lewis Milestone
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“A really great popcorn movie is extremely hard to pull off. A really great popcorn book is equally hard to pull off, so I don't feel guilty devouring one.”
GILLIAN FLYNN (Writer)
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