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''Gallant Bess'' is a motion picture released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1946. It was loosely based on the true story of U.S. Navy Warrant Officer Arthur Parker's rescuing of an injured filly during World War II.〔Based on personal knowledge of the author as a grandson of Arthur Parker〕 Portions of the movie were filmed on the coast of Santa Barbara, California, in October 1945.〔Hynes, William, (LST119 ), n.d., URL accessed 2006-11-22〕 This was the first MGM motion picture made in Cinecolor. The horse, Bess, in the movie was portrayed by a pair of horses owned by The Hendricks twins, Lee and Byron, also known as "The Flying Twins". These horses were used interchangeably for close-ups and stunt tricks. Chico and Dixie later became one of the Roman teams that were shown nationwide during rodeo events. The Hendricks Twins were recognized by The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in their Hall of Fame in 2015 for their contribution to rodeo entertainment . ==Plot== Art Parker grows up on a ranch in Montana in the early 1900s and has worked with horses. At the age of 17, he lies to enlist in the U.S. Navy. During World War II, he is stationed in the Solomon Islands and befriends a local rancher. After a Japanese bombing raid, the rancher asks Parker for help rescuing a filly that has been injured. Parker ends up taking the horse to the Navy base and training her. She eventually becomes a morale booster for the sailors, as well as the unit's mascot. Bess learns a number of tricks, including running to a sandbagged cave for protection whenever the air raid siren sounds. This leads to those who knew her giving her the nickname "Foxhole Flicka", after the horse in the 1941 children's book ''My Friend Flicka''. When Parker receives his orders to return to the U.S., he is denied permission to take Bess with him. He eventually either receives permission, or makes the right people ''think'' he received permission, and is allowed to build a stall on a ship for Bess. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gallant Bess」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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