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Thunderhead: Son of Flicka is a american film of genre Drama directed by Louis King released in USA on 15 march 1945 with Roddy McDowall

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
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Released in USA 15 march 1945
Length 1h18
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Action,    Western
Rating62% 3.1473353.1473353.1473353.1473353.147335

Thunderhead, Son of Flicka is a 1945 Technicolor family film directed by Louis King. It was adapted to screen by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost from the novel by Mary O'Hara, and is based on the second book in the series, following Flicka, which was filmed in 1943 (as My Friend Flicka) and remade in 2006.

The first feature film to be photographed entirely on 35mm Color negative film, in this case Technicolor Color motion picture film (section Monopack color film). Earlier color features used black and white negative film photographed behind color filters, or used Monopack only for certain sequences.

Synopsis

Ken McLaughlin's (Roddy McDowall) mare Flicka gives birth to an all-white colt that, unknown to Ken's dad, Rob (Preston Foster), was actually sired by a neighboring rancher's thoroughbred racehorse, Appalachia, rather than Rob's own stallion, Banner. Ken's mother, Nell (Rita Johnson), names the colt Thunderhead after the billowing white clouds she sees overhead. Ken trains Thunderhead as a race horse, but the colt suffers an injury during his first race, ending his racing career.

Actors

Roddy McDowall

(Ken McLaughlin)Preston Foster

(Rob McLaughlin)Rita Johnson

(Nelle McLaughlin)James Bell

(Gus)Carleton Young

(Major Harris)
And :
Ralph Sanford
Al Bridge
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