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| Cast overview: | |||
| Roddy McDowall | ... | Ken McLaughlin | |
| Preston Foster | ... | Rob McLaughlin | |
| Rita Johnson | ... | Nell McLaughlin | |
| James Bell | ... | Gus | |
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Patti Hale | ... | Hildy (as Diana Hale) |
| Jeff Corey | ... | Tim Murphy | |
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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. 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? Written by Jess Elson
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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation on June 7, 1943, with Roddy McDowall and Rita Johnson reprising their film roles. See more »Connections
Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return: The Beast of Hollow Mountain (2017) See more »
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9 December 1943 (Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
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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 I was disappointed to find that Ken had been replaced by a nubile teenage girl and the script has been changed dramatically.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.