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Thunderhead, Son of Flicka is a 1945 Technicolor family film directed by Louis King. It is a sequel to the 1943 film My Friend Flicka (remade in 2006 as Flicka). This 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).
The first feature film to be photographed entirely on 35mm Color negative film, in this case Technicolor Color motion picture film (section Monopack color film). Earlier color features used black and white negative film photographed behind color filters, or used Monopack only for certain sequences.
Original Release
03/15/1945
US Release
03/15/1945
Cast
Name | Character |
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Roddy McDowall | Ken McLaughlin |
Preston Foster | Rob McLaughlin |
Rita Johnson | Nelle McLaughlin |
James Bell | Gus |
Patti Hale | Hildy |
Carleton Young | Maj. Harris / Major Harris |
Ralph Sanford | Charlie Sargent |
Al Bridge | Dr. Hicks |
Robert Filmer | Tim |
Directors
Writers
Mary O'Hara, Dwight Cummins, Dorothy Yost
Cast
Name | Character |
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Roddy McDowall | Ken McLaughlin |
Preston Foster | Rob McLaughlin |
Rita Johnson | Nelle McLaughlin |
James Bell | Gus |
Patti Hale | Hildy |
Carleton Young | Maj. Harris / Major Harris |
Ralph Sanford | Charlie Sargent |
Al Bridge | Dr. Hicks |
Robert Filmer | Tim |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Bassler | Producer |