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Director
  
Harold D. Schuster

Music director
  
Alfred Newman

Language
  
English

6.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Family, Western

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

My Friend Flicka (film) movie poster

Writer
  
Mary OHara
,
Francis Edward Faragoh
,
Lillie Hayward

Release date
  
May 26, 1943 (1943-05-26)

Sequel
  
Thunderhead, Son of Flicka

Cast
  
Roddy McDowall
(Ken McLaughlin),
Preston Foster
(Rob McLaughlin),
Rita Johnson
(Nell McLaughlin),
James Bell
(Gus),
Patti Hale
(Hildy),
Jeff Corey
(Tim Murphy)

Similar movies
  
Goldfinger
,
A View to a Kill
,
True Lies
,
Hidalgo
,
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
,
The Horse Whisperer

Tagline
  
A story from the heart of America...to thrill America's heart!

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My Friend Flicka is a 1943 coming-of-age Technicolor film about a young boy, played by Roddy McDowall, who is given a young horse to raise. It is based on Mary O'Hara's popular 1941 children's novel. Thunderhead, Son of Flicka, released in March 15, 1945, was the sequel to My Friend Flicka.

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Plot

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Wyoming ranchers Rob (Preston Foster) and Nell McLaughlin (Rita Johnson) somewhat reluctantly decide to give their 10-year-old son, Ken (Roddy McDowall), a chance to raise a horse and learn about responsibility. He chooses a one-year-old filly and names her Flicka, which ranch hand Gus (James Bell) informs him is a Swedish word for "girl."

Rising debts and a "loco" strain have created problems for the McLaughlins. They accept a $500 offer from a neighboring rancher for the young filly's mother, Rocket, but the mare is accidentally killed while she is being loaded into a van.

The situation gets worse when Flicka is badly cut by barbed wire and the wound becomes infected. Ken cares for her best he can, but the infection leads father Rob to conclude that the horse must be put down. A gunshot by his father makes Ken fear the worst, but it turns out he was warding off a mountain lion after being warned by Flicka. The filly's life is spared, and young Ken nurtures her back to health.

Cast

  • Roddy McDowall as Ken McLaughlin
  • Preston Foster as Rob McLaughlin
  • Rita Johnson as Nell McLaughlin
  • James Bell as Gus
  • Patti Hale as Hildy (as Diana Hale)
  • Jeff Corey as Tim Murphy
  • Production

    Parts of the film were shot in Duck Creek, Aspen Mirror Lake, Rockville Road, Strawberry Valley, Johnson Canyon, Zion National Park, and Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah.

    Radio adaptation

    A radio adaptation of My Friend Flicka was presented on Lux Radio Theatre June 7, 1943, starring McDowall and Johnson.

    References

    My Friend Flicka (film) Wikipedia
    My Friend Flicka (film) IMDb My Friend Flicka (film) themoviedb.org