A young boy tries to train thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved. The first book of the trilogy, my friend flicka was never a favorite of mine, and the third book, green grass of wyoming concentrates more on teenage romance than horses. Thunderhead, son of flicka, the sequel to the wildly popular, heartwarming childrens classic my friend flicka, stars the original winsome young roddy mcdowall as the horselover against all odds. Foster, ken mclaughlin roddy mcdowell takes it upon himself to train thunderhead, a white colt with the same rebellious streak that distinguished its mother flicka. I loved the book until nell was struggling in her marriage. My friend flicka is a 1941 novel by mary ohara, about ken mclaughlin, the son of a wyoming rancher, and his horse flicka. It was the first in a trilogy, followed by thunderhead 1943 and green grass. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good. It is a sequel to the 1943 film my friend flicka remade in 2006 as flicka. A hearttugging sequel to the original classic tale, this story focuses on a boy trying to train his adventurous albino horse to. Thunderhead, son of flicka is a 1945 technicolor family film directed by louis king and starring roddy mcdowall, preston foster, and rita johnson. A book about horses that is a book about first love. By the end of the book, ken has not only regained sufficient health to return to school he learns that his beloved horse.
As father and son face off in love and fury, each refuses to budge. Thunderheadgoblin is arguably the most interesting character in the my friend flicka trilogy but his surroundings can be appalling at times. The enduring classic based on mary oharas best selling novel the authentic my friend flicka with the correctly colored horse and one fine young actor. Photo of thunderhead son of flicka 1945 poster for fans of horses. Foster, mcdowell takes it upon himself to train thunderhead, a white colt with the same rebellious streak that distinguished its mother flicka. Thunderhead, son of flicka by louis king louis king, roddy. Thunderhead helps mcdowell round up several horses that had been stolen from his father, and also attracts the. Thunderhead, son of flicka is a 1945 technicolor family film directed by louis king and. Flicka, the beloved horse of young ken mclaughlin roddy mcdowall, has given birth to a son.
Thunderhead goblin is arguably the most interesting character in the my friend flicka trilogy but his surroundings can be appalling at times. Great trilogy and looking forward to seeing the third book which i have never. From the colossal fury of a savage desert storm to the sunlight penetrating a mass grave for the first time in a thousand years, thunderhead is a tale for anyone who has ever searched for clues to the past. Son of flicka dvd, 2005 at the best online prices at ebay. The boys father preston foster isnt happy about the idea. Thunderhead, when given his head, can fly as though winged. The flicka family classics collection my friend flicka. Listen to thunderhead by lincoln child, douglas preston at. Buy a cheap copy of thunderhead son of flicka book. Thunderhead horse, a racehorse thunderhead novel by lincoln child and douglas preston thunderhead novel by neal shusterman thunderhead roller coaster at dollywood theme park thunderhead, son of flicka, a 1945 film thunderhead mountain in the great smoky.
Oct 18, 2009 thunderhead young and useless duration. Thunderhead horse, a racehorse thunderhead novel by lincoln child and douglas preston thunderhead novel by neal shusterman thunderhead roller coaster at dollywood theme park thunderhead, son of flicka, a 1945 film thunderhead mountain in the great. Dad thinks the horse is full of wild oats, but young roddy trains it to be the best gosh darned horse in predisney family faredom. Because 20th century fox had the foresight to take this film and do it outdoors on location in wyoming, thunderhead son of flicka is still good viewing and. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. The working title of this film was son of flicka, and some contemporary sources referred to it as thunderhead. Thunderhead son of flicka 1945 poster horses photo. This is a special film edition of the book which includes four black and white photos from the film with roddy mcdowall as ken mclaughlin of the goose bar ranch reprising his role from my friend flicka. Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the scyth. Listen to thunderhead audiobook by lincoln child, douglas preston. An allwhite foal who is always getting into trouble. Thunderhead helps mcdowell round up several horses that had been stolen from his father, and also attracts the attention of a racing aficionado ralph sanford.
The original film would engender one more sequel, green grass of wyoming 48, and later would inspire a. Schuster and starring roddy mcdowall, spawned a sequel released in 1945, entitled thunderhead son of flicka. Sequel to my friend flicka about her son, thunderhead. It was the first in a trilogy, followed by thunderhead 1943 and green grass of wyoming 1946. The allwhite colt shows signs of being a racing star, but is. Although it contains many of the same traits which made my friend flicka a great read, this book lacks some of the warmth and appeal evident in the prior book. For thunderhead, the snowwhite colt of flicka, which becomes the object of affection in this film, is a very masculine equine and has the rude and violent temper of his sex. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Browntoned front jacket illustration shows thunderhead the stallion.
Son of flicka green grass of wyoming at a low price. This gorgeous 1943 family film stars roddy mcdowell as a colorado ranchers son who takes a shine to a colt named flicka and chooses to train her. Still from the 1945 film starring roddy mcdowall, preston foster, and rita johnson. My friend flicka, thunderhead and green grass of wyoming would now be classified as young adult fiction. But instead of taking after the calm and collected flicka, the colt, which ken names thunderhead. My friend flicka 1943boy makes friends with fourlegged beast. Thunderhead by ohara, mary and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, james bell, jeff corey. But ken loves flicka s son, and battles to train him as a racehorse. A movie, thunderhead, son of flicka, 1943 was made based on the book with almost the same cast as my friend flicka. Pure white and headstrong, thunderhead is a direct descendant of a renegade stallion that sired a line of untameable horses. With roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, james bell. Thats only appropriate since the main character, the first foal from flicka from my friend flicka goes through a phase where he is known as goblin and then matures into thunderhead. Watching the movie is no good i see only robert redford and nothing else. Thunderhead, son of flicka oregon secretary of state state of. A followup to the childhood classic my friend flicka. Basis for the 1945 film thunderhead, son of flicka directed by louis king, and. Read the full synopsis of thunderhead, son of flicka, 1945, directed by louis king, with roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, at turner classic movies.
Having recently finished reading thunderhead for the first time as an adult, i loved it, but not at first. A sequel to my friend flicka and young roddy wants to train the wild son of his. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. Thunderhead and 10 related entities entities finder. Thunderhead, son of flicka by louis king louis king. This sequel to 1943s my friend flicka stars roddy mcdowell, recreating his role in the earlier film. Like my friend flicka, thunderhead, son of flicka was based on a novel by mary ohara. Oharas sequel to my friend flicka, and basis for the 1945 louis king film thunderhead, son of flicka.
Found on the childrens shelves at the library, this book would be enjoyable on different levels by readers of many ages. In spite of the traces of an english accent, roddy mcdowall is still believable as the teenage son on a ranch somewhere in as the movie introduction puts it wyoming and utah. What i mean is that i loved the beginning of the book because it continued the story of ken and flicka and focuses on her first colt, thunderhead. Its a bit tired and has a strangely violent bent to it. A sequel to my friend flicka 1943, roddy mcdowell planet of the apes, overboard resurrects his role in the original as ken mclaughlin, the son of a horse rancher preston foster, love before breakfast who undertakes to break in thunderhead, son of the previous films star horse. A young boy tries to train thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved flicka, to be a champion race horse. This is a really bizarre book, a bit schizophrenic at times. The thunderhead is the perfect ruler of a perfect world, but it has no control over the scythedom.
Good book description a story press book published by j. Thunderhead son of flicka 1945 equine info exchange. Ken mclaughlina dreamy, distracted, imaginative child who lives on a horsebreeding ranch in wyomingis the tenyearold protagonist of my friend flicka, a childrens book by mary o. Much of the book is written from the horses perspective, particularly from thunderheads, and it just doesnt quite work. But thunderhead is a perfect balance between the story of a boys difficult comingofage and the wilder saga of his horse.
Thunderhead helps mcdowell round up several horses that had been stolen from his father, and also attracts the attention of a racing aficionado more. It does have some fantastic scenery and beautiful horses. The sequel is every bit as touching, involving, and mistyeyeinducing as the original film. Thunderhead the official website of douglas preston and. The films opening title card reads, twentieth centuryfox presents mary oharas thunderhead son of flicka. There are only a few more days left to book at the special group rate. Roddy mcdowall, preston foster, rita johnson, james bell, patti hale, carleton young, ralph sanford, al bridge. My friend flicka and thunderhead by mary ohara abebooks. Rob takes one look at the colt, and wants him sold, gelded, or worse. Ken mclaughlina dreamy, distracted, imaginative child who lives on a horsebreeding ranch in wyomingis the tenyearold protagonist of. Although the films title contains no punctuation in the onscreen credits, it is most commonly referred to as thunderhead, son of flicka by contemporary sources. The thunderhead cannot interfere in the affairs of the scythedom. The film was adapted to screen by dwight cummins and dorothy yost from mary oharas novel, thunderhead 1943, second in a trilogy with my friend flicka 1941 and green. Based on mary ohara book, followed by thunderhead, son of flicka, and tv series.
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