My Friend Flicka (1943)

My Friend Flicka poster

Twentieth Century Fox
Starring:
 Roddy McDowell, Patti Hale, Preston Foster
Directed by: Harold Schuster

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: A boy named Ken (Roddy McDowell) longs for a colt of his own, but his horse rancher father (Preston Foster) isn’t sure the boy is up to the task.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): There is a cat which is seen living in and around the house on the horse ranch. The gray and white tuxedo cat first appears on a windowsill behind the father during a breakfast scene.

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat on windowsill behind father Preston Foster

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat on windowsill behind father Preston Foster

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat on windowsill behind father Preston Foster

The cat remains until the father leaves and Ken and his mother start to talk. Then the cat jumps down from the window.

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat on windowsill behind Ken Roddy McDowell and his mom Rita Johnson

The cat is next spotted preening in Ken’s parent’s room as they talk.

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat on floor between Preston Foster and Rita Johnson

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat preening on floor between Preston Foster and Rita Johnson

The most notable appearance by the cat is when a little girl named Hildy (Diana Hale) is left behind because, as Ken explains, she is a girl. She climbs onto a fence and the cat approaches her as she complains, “I don’t see why I can’t be a boy!”

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat approaching Hildy Diana Hale on fence

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat being held by Hildy Diana Hale on fence

As she picks up the cat she comments, “Even you’re a boy … I guess!”

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat being held by Hildy Diana Hale on fence

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat being picked up and held by Hildy Diana Hale on fence animated gif

The next time the cat is seen he is sleeping in a chair when Ken’s father comes along and dumps him out! That’s bad enough, but the man then shoves the cat aside with his leg!

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat sleeping in chair in front of father Preston Foster

The cat is only visible in a couple of Purr Blur moments for the rest of the film.

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat on bench near Preston Foster and Rita Johnson

My Friend Flicka - gray and white tuxedo cat on chair behind Rita Johnson and Roddy McDowell

Final Mewsings: Why would a boy with a cat want a horse?

Many thanks to Nick Wale for letting us know about the cats in this film!


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