National Velvet (1945)
Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!
1945 · G · 2h 3m · Drama, Family
Genres: Drama, Family
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.
Director: Clarence Brown
Writers: Theodore Reeves, Enid Bagnold, Helen Deutsch
Music by: Herbert Stothart
Cinematography: Leonard Smith
Editor: Robert Kern
Box office: $6M · Budget: $3M · Rated 7.2/10 by 125 viewers
Cast
Mickey Rooney as Michael 'Mi' TaylorDonald Crisp as Mr. Herbert BrownElizabeth Taylor as Velvet BrownAnne Revere as Mrs. Araminty BrownAngela Lansbury as Edwina BrownJackie 'Butch' Jenkins as Donald BrownJuanita Quigley as Malvolia 'Mally' BrownReginald Owen as Farmer EdeNorma Varden as Miss SimsTerry Kilburn as Theodore 'Ted'Arthur Shields as Mr. HallamAubrey Mather as Entry OfficialMore like this
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