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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.
Theatrical
Mar 28, 1949
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 22, 2003
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Cast
Full credits →M
Myrna Loy
Alice Tiflin
R
Robert Mitchum
Billy Buck
L
Louis Calhern
Grandfather
S
Shepperd Strudwick
Mr. Fred Tiflin
P
Peter Miles
Tom
M
Margaret Hamilton
Teacher
M
Melinda Byron
Jinx Ingals
B
Beau Bridges
Beau
J
Jackie Jackson
Jackie
D
Don Reynolds
Little Brown Jug
N
Nino Tempo
Nino
W
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Truck driver
G
George Tyne
Charlie
P
Poodles Hanneford
Clown
E
Eddie Borden
Circus performer
M
Max Wagner
Bartender
A
Alvin Hammer
Telegrapher
D
Dolores Castle
Gert
