The Red Stallion

1947
Approved
1h 21m

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5.7/10

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Ted Donaldson, Noreen Nash, and Robert Paige in The Red Stallion (1947)

Drama Family Western

A mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby.A mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby.A mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

148

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Jane Darwell, who plays the grandmother Mrs. Aggie Curtis, is known for role as The Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (1964) which was her final acting credit.

Goofs
When Red raced Mr. Moresby's horse, he was made to appear as though he couldn't run on the inside against the rail of a circular track, as he had supposedly only ever previously raced straight-track racing at the county fair. However, it's plainly obvious that Red's head was being pulled to the right in the turns to keep him from running on the inside as a horse would instinctively do. Regardless of whether a horse had ever raced on a circular track or not, no horse would ever drift to the outside of a curve in a circular or oval track. Any animal would naturally stay to the inside of a long curve while running at full speed. This was a forced and artificial story line to add tension to the plot.

Connections
Edited from The Enchanted Forest (1945)

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Featured review

8/10

A boy and his Horse,with some real problems added

I am one of the people who enjoy short and sweet, somewhat predictable films. Having said that, I liked this little film. We as a society have become so "sophisticated" that some of us won't allow ourselves some enjoyment from the past. Yea, there are parts in the film that could have been more realistic, but the point of the film was to tell the story of a boy and the horse he loved! Don't judge this film, please, by what others have said. While their feelings are true for them, it's sad that they aren't able to look past the flaws in the movie. Life is flawed, sometimes you get the wrong end of the stick. Get used to it. Sometimes it's nice to have a "Hollywood" ending, and other times it's appropriate to switch it up. This film is from the late 1940's,and it still has a timely message.Enjoy!