TV & Film Index

Champion the Wonder Horse

Year: c 1950's

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Synopsis:

A boy called Ricky who befriends a wild stallion who leads a herd of horses in a secret valley which only Ricky and his dog Rebel know. The trio were good friends and would ride around saving people in distress from accidents or outlaws.

Points of Interest to Film Studies Students:

The wild west was still in the hearts of the American public, and so there was still a need to fill. This was aimed at children, though I would imagine adults of the 50's watched it also, for the formula for good tv then was good, clean family entertainment.

Personal View:

It was full of cliches but I liked it. It was shown on the BBC during childrens programming at a similar time to their showing Whirlybirds.

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