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My Friend Flicka

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
954
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POPULARITY
57,908
3,368
Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, and Rita Johnson in My Friend Flicka (1943)
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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. ... Read allKen 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 h... Read allKen 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 afte... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
954
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
57,908
3,368
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    • Director
      • Harold D. Schuster
    • Writers
      • Lillie Hayward(screen play by)
      • Francis Edward Faragoh(adaptation by)
      • Mary O'Hara(from the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Roddy McDowall
      • Preston Foster
      • Rita Johnson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Harold D. Schuster
    • Writers
      • Lillie Hayward(screen play by)
      • Francis Edward Faragoh(adaptation by)
      • Mary O'Hara(from the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Roddy McDowall
      • Preston Foster
      • Rita Johnson
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    • 11User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Roddy McDowall in My Friend Flicka (1943)
    Roddy McDowall in My Friend Flicka (1943)
    Roddy McDowall in My Friend Flicka (1943)
    Roddy McDowall in My Friend Flicka (1943)
    Roddy McDowall in My Friend Flicka (1943)
    Preston Foster and Rita Johnson in My Friend Flicka (1943)
    Preston Foster and Rita Johnson in My Friend Flicka (1943)
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    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Ken McLaughlin
    Preston Foster
    Preston Foster
    • Rob McLaughlin
    Rita Johnson
    Rita Johnson
    • Nell McLaughlin
    James Bell
    James Bell
    • Gus
    Patti Hale
    Patti Hale
    • Hildy
    • (as Diana Hale)
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Tim Murphy
    Arthur Loft
    Arthur Loft
    • Charley Sargent
    Jimmy Aubrey
    Jimmy Aubrey
      • Director
        • Harold D. Schuster
      • Writers
        • Lillie Hayward(screen play by)
        • Francis Edward Faragoh(adaptation by)
        • Mary O'Hara(from the novel by)
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      • Trivia
        "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation on June 7, 1943, with Roddy McDowall and Rita Johnson reprising their film roles.
      • Quotes

        Ken McLaughlin: I want a colt to be friends with me. I want a colt of my own, all my own.

      • Connections
        Featured in Family Classics: Family Classics: My Friend Flicka (1962)

      User reviews11

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      Top review
      9/10
      I remember the original
      I was 8 when I saw the film. As an earlier writer said, it was before TV and during simpler times. I loved it. I haven't seen it for 6o years but some scenes still remain in my memory. Today I took my grandchildren to see Flicka. I was disappointed to find that Ken had been replaced by a nubile teenage girl and the script has been changed dramatically. I wonder what kind of film would have resulted from remaining true to the wonderful novel. It seems that stories for children can't be written now without either animation or high drama or an element of sexuality as shown in the relationship between brother Ryan and Miranda.
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      • meredith-l-russell
      • Oct 26, 2006

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      • Release date
        • December 9, 1943 (Mexico)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Flicka
      • Filming locations
        • Navajo Lake, Utah, USA
      • Production company
        • Twentieth Century Fox
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 29 minutes
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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