Summaries

In Wyoming, several ranchers have their prized mares stolen by a big wild white stallion and must recover them before the Governor's Stake trotting race day.

"Thunderhead," a roving, big white stallion, causes problems for the Wyoming ranchers when he leads their blue-blooded racing mares off to join his wild horse herd in the mountains. Escaping gunfire, he runs off one night with a young rancher;s mare, a possible winner of the Governor's Stake trotting race. The mare is recaptured and entered in the race against the horse owned by the father of the young rancher's sweetheart, and this puts a damper on their romance.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • horse
  • rancher
  • boy horse relationship
  • girl horse relationship
  • plant in title
Genres
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Western
Release date Jun 2, 1948
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Lancaster, Ohio, USA
Production companies Twentieth Century Fox

Box office

Budget $2000000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 29m
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

In this sequel to MY FRIEND FLICKA and THUNDERHEAD, young Ken McLaughlin buys a trotting horse named Crown Jewel, intending to train and race her. However, Thunderhead, the stallion he released to the wild, returns and steals Jewel to add to his herd. Ken gets Jewel back and also succeeds in bringing Thunderhead home before competing in a trotting race. His chief opponent is Beaver Greenway, a washed-up former champion driver whose granddaughter Ken is in love with.

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