the red pony

     

This 1949 movie about a boy & his horse featured a script by Steinbeck, based on his own novel

Trivia about the red pony

  • Jody named this Steinbeck title creature Gabilan Mountains
  • Gabilan is the equine given to young Jody Tiflin in this Steinbeck work consisting of 4 stories
  • When John wrote the screenplay for this tale, he moved the dead horse scene to the end
  • In "The Gift", part one of this Steinbeck short novel, Jody Tiflin is given a young horse to care for
  • The title figure of this Steinbeck work is a colt that Jody receives as a gift & names Gabilan
  • "T.R.P."

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