My Friend Flicka

An utterly enchanting Technicolor filmization of Mary O'Hara's novel, My Friend Flicka is the story of a beautiful colt and the boy (Roddy McDowell) who loves her. The boy's rancher father (Preston S. Foster) isn't keen on the horse that his son chooses to train: Flicka, the offspring of a ...more

Altrhough there are certainly examples that are exceptions, it seems that horse films such as My Friend Flicka generally tend to turn out better than many other animal genre films. Flicka is one of the best, a sentimental but not schmaltzy tale that will please animal enthusiasts as well as those just looking for a good family drama. It's Flicka's ability to effectively combine its animal side with its family drama side that makes it work so well; the two are naturally intertwined and play off ...more