My Friend Flicka (1943)

Ken McLaughlin struggles to please his family in any way. He comes back from boarding school boasting poor grades and facing going through the fifth grade again, much to his fathers dismay.... See full summary »

Director:

Harold D. Schuster

Writers:

Francis Edward Faragoh (adaptation), Lillie Hayward (screenplay),

Stars:

Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson

Cast

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

Storyline

Ken McLaughlin struggles to please his family in any way. He comes back from boarding school boasting poor grades and facing going through the fifth grade again, much to his fathers dismay. Ken's mother, Nell, manages to persuade his father Rob to let him choose a colt from the herd for himself. He instead chooses a sorrel chestnut filly, who becomes injured soon after. Can Ken nurse the filly back to full health?

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Plot Keywords:

colt | horse ranch | barbed wire | ranch | horse | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Family | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 1944 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Flicka

Filming Locations:

Remount Ranch - 198 County Road, Buford, Wyoming, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 7, 1943 with Roddy McDowall and Rita Johnson reprising their film roles.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Legend of Dinosaurs (1989)

User Reviews

From the eyes of a 7 year old

I was about that, in a much quieter age, when I first saw Flicka. I was enthralled by the brave young hero and it left a very strong mark on me. Being young, and unsophisticated, I didn't have LOTR or Star Wars or any of today's high tech films to compare it to. I had Hoppalong Cassidy, the Cisco Kid and Roy Rogers, amongst other cowboy heroes. And then along comes this kid whose not a lot older than I was at the time being brave and honorable and fighting for what's right. I haven't seen it again since, and I'm not sure what my adult reaction to it would be. I'm sure the kids of today would be too sophisticated for the pleasures that I drew from it. So it goes....