Summary
The romance of a rancher's niece and a rival rancher's son parallels that of a stallion and a mare.
Details
Release Date: June 3, 1948
Runtime: 89 minutes
Genres: Drama, Family, Western
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.8/10 (14 votes)
The Flicka Collection

Green Grass of Wyoming
The romance of a rancher's niece and a rival rancher's son parallels that of a stallion and a mare.

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.

My Friend Flicka
Ken McLaughlin is a precocious 10-year-old who lives with his family on a remote Wyoming ranch. When Ken returns home from school with failing grades, his father, Rob, blames the boy's lack of personal responsibility. At the suggestion of his wife, Nell, Rob allows Ken to choose a single colt from the herd to raise as his own. Much to his father's dismay, Ken chooses a fiery mustang filly -- but the two soon become fast friends.
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Cast

Peggy Cummins
Carey Greenway

Charles Coburn
Beaver Greenway

Robert Arthur
Ken McLaughlin

Lloyd Nolan
Rob McLaughlin

Burl Ives
Gus

Geraldine Wall
Nell McLaughlin

Robert Adler
Joe, Wrangler

Will Wright
Jake Willis

Herbert Heywood
Storekeeper Mort Johnson

Richard Garrick
Charlie - Old-Timer

Charles Tannen
Dr. Kimgrough - Veterinarian

Mae Marsh
Race Spectator (uncredited)

Marilyn Monroe
Extra at Square Dance (uncredited)







