Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
- Date of release
- 1945-03-15
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Drama, Family, Western, Action
- Director
- Louis King
- Collection
- The Flicka Collection
Casting
- Roddy McDowall — Ken McLaughlin
- Preston Foster — Rob McLaughlin
- Rita Johnson — Nelle McLaughlin
- James Bell — Gus
- Patti Hale — Hildy
- Carleton Young — Major Harris
- Ralph Sanford — Charlie Sargent
- Al Bridge — Dr. Hicks
- Robert Filmer — Tim
Interesting facts
- Based on: Thunderhead
Thunderhead, Son of Flicka is a 1945 American Western film directed by Louis King and starring Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, and Rita Johnson. It is a sequel to the 1943 film My Friend Flicka. The film was adapted to screen by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost from Mary O'Hara's novel, Thunderhead (1943), second in a trilogy with My Friend Flicka (1941) and Green Grass of Wyoming (1946).
Filming and production
The film was shot on location at various sites, including the following:
Oregon: Bridal Veil Falls at Oneonta Gorge and the Multnomah County Fairgrounds near Gresham, Oregon
California: Brent's Crags, Hidden Valley, and Hollywood Park Racetrack
Utah: Zion National Park, Kanab, Bryce Canyon National Park, Red Rock Canyon, Navajo Lake, Glendale Gorge, Cedar City, and Cedar Breaks National Monument
Additional scenes were shot in Duck Creek, Nevada.
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