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Box 1, FF19
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"Filming was set to begin in 1940 in North Central Florida under director Victor Fleming (Gone With the Wind, Wizard of Oz) with Spencer Tracy in the role of Penny Baxter, the father of the boy Jody, played by Gene Eckman. The film also starred Anne Revere and Tully Marshall. Several conflicts -- environmental, personal, and the rapid aging of Eckman -led to film's cancellation by the studio after two months. After World War II, the studio finally completed the film in 1947 with Gregory Peck (Penny), Claude Jarman (Jody), and Jane Wyman. The film won Oscars for art direction and cinematography, and was nominated for five others."
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