![]() You can purchase it from their online store at We were a bit taken aback to see these rather odd items up for auction on eBay recently. The seller claimed that this salt and pepper shaker set was acquired from "one of the largest prop supply houses in the US" that furnished props for thousands of movie and TV productions, and that the set was "issued to the production for use in various episodes" of TV's My Friend Flicka. The two shakers, each about 2 3/4 inches tall, are designed like tea (or coffee) serving pots with a silver finish and threaded lids, and marked "Nutrend by Cory" on the bottom. The next time we watch some of the My Friend Flicka episodes, we'll have to zoom in on any scenes taking place in Nell's kitchen to see if we can spot these items. This documentary documents her life, her love of writing, and her inspiration in Wyoming, and is available from the National Cowboy Museum. The original stories were actually inspired by a ranch in Wyoming, and O'Hara became famous for her books about wild horses in the West. It was the first in a trilogy, followed by Thunderhead (1943) and Green Grass of Wyoming (1946), which were also made into feature films. O’Hara’s book, My Friend Flicka, was written in 1941 and then made into a movie in 1943, starring Preston Foster and Roddy McDowall. If you would like to know more about Mary O’Hara-the creator of My Friend Flicka-we can recommend this DVD documentary, directed by Letitia Langord and produced by Rudy Calvert and Kyle Nicholoff for Wyoming PBS. It’s an enjoyable read – and even more so if you don’t expect it to be anything like the movies.This is a 1950’s-era Lippincott edition of My Friend Flicka with a nice publicity photograph of Johnny Washbrook and Flicka on the dust jacket It took me awhile to get into, and the ending seemed kind of abrupt, but there are two other books in the Flicka series to continue the story of Ken and Flicka. It’s a sweet, heart-warming story of a little boy growing up and the colt that helped him do so. ![]() Ken and Flicka take care of each other through life-threatening injuries and illnesses and form an incredibly strong bond. As you could guess from the title, this fear turns out to be unfounded. In fact, Ken is deeply afraid that Flicka will turn out to be loco – so wild that she can’t be broken. He finally chooses Flicka, the very last colt his father wants, since she has a strain of wild mustang in her that is difficult to tame. ![]() He is given a week to choose his colt from the herd. His father vetoes that idea rather quickly, but his mother believes that this just may be the key to bringing Ken from the world of dreams to the world of responsibility. And it’s pretty amusing.īut Ken wants a colt more than anything in the world. Surely an hour’s worth of studying a day should have some effect, right? Mary O’Hara’s description of Ken’s “studying” shows that she knows exactly what being inside the head of a daydreamer is like. When he comes home to his parents’ ranch for the summer, his father is understandably upset and isn’t quite sure how to kick him into gear. ![]() So much so that he failed his English exam and therefore fifth grade at his boarding school. The book, on the other hand, focuses on Ken. They’re wholesome movies – no swearing, drinking, etc., and just right for the crowd of young girls pining for a horse of their very own. There’s a romantic interest, of course, and a jealous rival (of boy and/or horse), along with plenty of obstacles to overcome to get to the happy ending. They each focus on a troubled teenage girl (ironically, since the main character in the novel is a ten-year-old boy) who discovers her true self through her interactions with Flicka. While the movies are good, they aren’t deep. I haven’t actually seen the first Flicka movie, so maybe I shouldn’t try to compare… But I have seen the second and third movies, and if they’re anything like the first movie, then it is nothing like the book. If a movie is based on a book, it is imperative that I read the book – preferably before I see the movie, but it doesn’t always work out that way.
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