"My Friend Flicka" (1955) TV series 1955-1958

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

16 April 1960 (France)

Genre:

Adventure | Western

Plot:

Set in Montana about 1900, this was a story about young Ken McLaughlin and his horse Flicka. Ken lived...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Montana | Character Name In Title

Cast

Frank Ferguson	...	Gus Broeberg (39 episodes, 1955-1956)
Gene Evans	...	Rob McLaughlin (39 episodes, 1955-1956)
Johnny Washbrook	...	Ken McLaughlin (39 episodes, 1955-1956)
Anita Louise	...	Nell McLaughlin (39 episodes, 1955-1956)
Wahana	...	Flicka (39 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Directed by
John English		(12 episodes, 1955-1956)
Robert Gordon		(8 episodes, 1955-1956)
Nathan Juran		(5 episodes, 1955-1956)
Frederick Stephani		(3 episodes, 1955)
James B. Clark		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Writing credits
Mary O'Hara		(39 episodes, 1955-1956)
Jerry Sackheim		(7 episodes, 1955-1956)
Kay Lenard		(6 episodes, 1955-1956)
Curtis Kenyon		(5 episodes, 1955-1956)
Arthur Browne Jr.		(4 episodes, 1955-1956)
Nat Tanchuck		(4 episodes, 1955-1956)
Peter Packer		(3 episodes, 1955-1956)
DeVallon Scott		(3 episodes, 1955-1956)
George Asness		(3 episodes, 1956)
Jack Jacobs		(2 episodes, 1955)
Harold Shumate		(2 episodes, 1955)
Malvin Wald		(2 episodes, 1955)
Lowell S. Hawley		(2 episodes, 1956)

Series Produced by
Sam White	....	producer (18 episodes, 1955-1956)
Peter Packer	....	producer (5 episodes, 1955-1956)
Herman Schlom	....	producer (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
Alan A. Armer	....	producer (2 episodes, 1956)

Series Original Music by
Leon Klatzkin		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Karl Struss		(19 episodes, 1955-1956)
Lloyd Ahern		(3 episodes, 1955)
Clark Ramsey		(2 episodes, 1955)

Series Film Editing by
Richard W. Farrell		(10 episodes, 1955-1956)
James Ballas		(9 episodes, 1955-1956)
Otto Meyer		(3 episodes, 1956)
Joseph Silver		(2 episodes, 1955)

Series Art Direction by
Walter M. Simonds		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Theobold Holsopple		(2 episodes, 1955)
Lyle R. Wheeler		(2 episodes, 1956)

Series Set Decoration by
Frank Wade		(4 episodes, 1955-1956)
Walter M. Scott		(3 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Makeup Department
Mel Berns	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Production Management
Irving Asher	....	executive in charge of production (2 episodes, 1956)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wilbur McGaugh	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
Gilbert Mandelik	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1955)
Robert H. Justman	....	first assistant director (1 episode, 1956)

Series Art Department
Frank Sullivan	....	props (2 episodes, 1956)

Series Sound Department
Gene Eliot	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1956)

Series Stunts
Martha Crawford	....	stunt double: Anita Louise (1 episode, 1956)

Series Editorial Department
Art Seid	....	editorial supervisor (5 episodes, 1955-1956)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television (1956-1966)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1959-1960 & 1962-1963)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1956-1957, 1961-1962 & 1964-1966)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1957-1958)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1956) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• 20th Century Fox Television

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (39 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

"Flicka" means "little girl" in Swedish.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Due South: They Eat Horses, Don't They? (#1.4)" (1994)

The first TV series filmed in color, and Fox's very first series

A great, although short-lived (due to Anita Louise's departure) family series. There is now a comprehensive web site on the ground-breaking series that lists everything about the cast, crew, episodes, horses, stunts, etc. The series was based on Mary O'Hara's best-selling books, as was the motion picture of the same name starring Roddy McDowall that preceded it. It concerns a boy named Ken McLaughlin (played by Johnny Washbrook) who lives on a ranch (The Goose Bar Ranch, near mythical Coulee Springs, Wyoming) with his father, Rob (played by Gene Evans), his mother, Nell (played by Anita Louise), and their ranch hand Gus (played by Frank Ferguson), and is set around 1900. It was a well-written series that had several famous guest stars. The series was broadcast on all three major networks at one time or another, as well as the Disney Channel.