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My Friend Flicka (1943)

My Friend Flicka poster
Directed by
Harold D. Schuster
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy on a ranch in Wyoming is given a wild horse to train and raise. He forms a bond with the horse while dealing with his strict father and the challenges of ranch life.

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What happens

My Friend Flicka is a 1943 American Western film about a young boy, played by Roddy McDowall, who is given a young horse to raise. It is based on Mary O'Hara's popular 1941 children's novel of the same name. Thunderhead, Son of Flicka, released on March 15, 1945, was the sequel to My Friend Flicka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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