My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

89 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Family | May 26, 1943

Ken McLaughlin is a precocious 10-year-old who lives with his family on a remote Wyoming ranch. When Ken returns home from school with failing grades, his father, Rob, blames the boy's lack of personal responsibility. At the suggestion of his wife, Nell, Rob allows Ken to choose a single colt from the herd to raise as his own. Much to his father's dismay, Ken chooses a fiery mustang filly -- but the two soon become fast friends.

My Friend Flicka

89 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure, Family | May 26, 1943

My Friend Flicka
Ken McLaughlin is a precocious 10-year-old who lives with his family on a remote Wyoming ranch. When Ken returns home from school with failing grades, his father, Rob, blames the boy's lack of personal responsibility. At the suggestion of his wife, Nell, Rob allows Ken to choose a single colt from the herd to raise as his own. Much to his father's dismay, Ken chooses a fiery mustang filly -- but the two soon become fast friends.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title My Friend Flicka
Directors Harold D. Schuster
Writers Mary O'Hara, Lillie Hayward, Francis Edward Faragoh

Cast

Roddy McDowall

as Ken McLaughlin

Preston Foster

as Rob McLaughlin

Rita Johnson

as Nell McLaughlin

James Bell

as Gus

Patti Hale

as Hildy

Jeff Corey

as Tim Murphy

Arthur Loft

as Charley Sargent