My Friend Flicka: The Enduring Classic Based on Mary O'Hara's Best Selling Novel
by Harold D. Schuster
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Actor: James Bell, Patti Hale, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson, Roddy McDowallDirector: Harold D. Schuster
Brand: Fox
Cinematographer: Dewey Wrigley
Editor: Robert Fritch
Producer: Ralph Dietrich
Writer: Francis Edward Faragoh
Writer: Lillie Hayward
Writer: Mary O'Hara
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Mono, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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DVD Review: Children and Animals
Summary: 3 Stars
Ken McLaughlin (Roddy McDowall) is a starry-eyed youngster whose love for horses gets in the way of his schoolwork. His father (Preston Foster) does not understand the boy and punishes him often in an attempt to straighten his son out. It doesn't work, and mother (Rita Johnson) suggests the boy be given a horse of his own. She reasons that if he has some responsibility, it will carry over into other aspects of his life too. Of course, Ken wants a wild horse named Flicka, the offspring of a "loco" horse named Rocket.
The cast is very good, especially the young McDowall. His sincerity and innocence is very appealing, both traits that stayed with him into later life. He was an asset to the film community and a real legend. Patti Hale is also worth mentioning for her small role as Ken's sister; she has plenty of spunk and personality.
The biggest problem with this movie is its over-sentimentality. Although these kinds of family pictures were a big hit during WWII and afterward, sometimes they were too saccharine. The ending is completely preachy and spells out the moral too plainly. It is almost insulting how blatantly we are told what we should have learned from the story. Sometimes these films were quite good and had a nice blend of legitimacy and sentimentality, but this one doesn't quite get it right.
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