My friend flicka is a 1943 adaptation of the 1941 novel of the same name by mary ohara. Schuster and starring roddy mcdowall, spawned a sequel released in 1945, entitled thunderhead son of flicka. The man threatens to kill flicka if ken reveals the truth to the authorities. It was a midseason replacement for gene autrys the adventures of champion.
Watch the full length movie of my friend flicka online or on the fios mobile app. Overview of my friend flicka, 1943, directed by harold schuster, with roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. The boy keeps getting into trouble and is not doing very well in school, much to his fathers chagrin. Ken is forced to let an armed outlaw ride flicka to his hideout. My friend flicka is a 39episode western television series set at the fictitious goose bar ranch in wyoming at the turn of the 20th century. My friend flicka was filmed in the rocky mountains on a nearepic scale by director harold schuster and cinematographer dewey wrigley. Watch my friend flicka episodes online season 1 tv guide. Flicka is stolen by an outlaw whose horse has gone lame. Mary oharas story of a boy and his horse takes place at the turn of the 19th century on the goose bar ranch in montana. Tenyearold ken mclaughlin roddy mcdowall lives with his father, rob preston foster, and mother, nell. In this contemporary adaptation of mary oharas beloved novel my friend flicka, 16yearold katy mclaughlin dreams of fulfilling her family legacy by. Watch my friend flicka movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. My friend flicka 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. Preston foster and rita johnson in my friend flicka 1943 roddy mcdowall in.
Ken mclaughlina dreamy, distracted, imaginative child who lives on a horsebreeding ranch in wyomingis the tenyearold protagonist of my friend flicka, a childrens book by mary o. My friend flicka the book, like the 1943 movie starring roddy mcdowell, concerned a boy of swedish immigrant stock named ken, and so youll be appreciating that the new movie. My friend flicka movie trailer and videos tv guide. Kens mother, nell, manages to persuade his father rob to let him choose a colt from the herd for himself. My friend flicka 1944 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The movie takes only the basic elements from the 1940 mary ohara book my friend flicka, about a 10yearold boy in the 1930s who raises a. Released may 5th, 2008, my friend flicka stars roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, james bell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The popular 1943 film version featured young roddy mcdowall and was followed by two other film adaptations, thunderhead, son.
Robert fritch, ralph dietrich, francis edward faragoh, lillie hayward, mary ohara. The film was popular enough to spawn two theatrical sequels. Set in montana about 1900, this was a story about young ken mclaughlin and his horse flicka. He comes back from boarding school boasting poor grades and facing going through the fifth grade again, much to his fathers dismay. Ken lived on a ranch with his parents rob and nell and the ranchhand gus and had many an adventure. Watch the latest my friend flicka trailer on video detective. Much to his fathers dismay, ken chooses a fiery mustang filly but the two soon become fast friends. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online.
Thunderhead, son of flicka, released in march 15, 1945, was the sequel to my friend flicka. It is based on mary oharas popular 1941 childrens novel. My friend flicka is a 1943 comingofage technicolor film about a young boy, played by roddy mcdowall, who is given a young horse to raise. My friend flicka tv series 19551960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Probably the only faults in the movie are in the star roddy mcdowell and his. Rent my friend flicka 1943 starring roddy mcdowall and preston foster on dvd and bluray. A sequel, in 1945, was called thunderheadson of flicka.
Fridays from february 10, 1956, to february 1, 1957. Roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, james bell, patti hale, jeff. Rent my friend flicka 1943 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Read the full synopsis of my friend flicka, 1943, directed by harold schuster, with roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, at turner classic movies. Flicka family classics collection my friend flicka. My friend flicka is a 1941 novel by mary ohara, about ken mclaughlin, the son of a wyoming rancher, and his horse flicka. An utterly enchanting technicolor filmization of mary oharas novel, my friend flicka is the story of a beautiful colt and the boy roddy mcdowell who loves her. Roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, james bell, patti hale, jeff corey, jimmy aubrey, arthur loft, dewey wrigley, harold d. With roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, james bell.
My friend flicka 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. My friend flicka the 1943 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. It was the first in a trilogy, followed by thunderhead 1943 and green grass of wyoming 1946. Girl meets horse yet again in flicka, an entertainingly ridiculous update of mary oharas 1941 childrens novel, my friend flicka. Flicka family classics collection my friend flicka thunderhead. His parents come up with a plan to teach the boy some.
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