Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (film)

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 OHara, 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.

Ken McLaughlins Roddy McDowall mare Flicka gives birth to an allwhite colt that, unknown to Kens dad, Rob Preston Foster, was actually sired by a neighboring ranchers thoroughbred racehorse, Appalachia, rather than Robs own stallion, Banner. Kens 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.Meanwhile, the Albino, a wild stallion that has been raiding local ranchers herds for years, steals Rob McLaughlins best mares and kills Banner, putting the family near bankruptcy. The Albino is also Thunderheads grandsire. Rob, Ken, and the ranch hands search for the mares, but during the night, Thunderhead gets loose and runs off. ........

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