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The Yearling

"Mom!? If you know that this movie is going to make you cry; Why do you watch it?" Teresa, our youngest, asked me that last night as I watched this movie again. I love this movie! Even though, when it's over, I am reduced to a big crybaby. It was made in 1946, and stars Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman and Claude Jarman Jr. as Jody. This movie came out before Old Yeller, but the ending is pretty much the same. A young boy has to kill his beloved pet. Every time it comes on TV, I watch it. It came on our local Public Television station last night, so I got to watch it commercial free. I need to get this one on DVD. Then, I can cry more often.