National Velvet (1944) (1945)

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Directed by

Clarence Brown

Starring (View all)

Mickey Rooney
Mi Taylor

Donald Crisp
Mr. Brown

Elizabeth Taylor
Velvet Brown

Anne Revere
Mrs. Brown

Angela Lansbury
Edwina Brown

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Donald Brown

Juanita Quigley
Malvolia Brown

Arthur Treacher
Race Patron

Written by

Enid Bagnold

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Description: When Velvet, a headstrong teenage girl, wins an unruly ... Full Descriptionhorse in a contest, she decides--against the wishes of her parents--to train the animal and enter it in England's most prestigious horse race: the Grand National Sweepstakes. But her friend, a jockey who gave up the sport, knows how dangerous the race can be with such an unpredictable animal. NATIONAL VELVET is the poignant family story that made a young Elizabeth Taylor a star. Taylor excels as Velvet Brown, a 1920s working-class girl whose dreams of owning her own horse become a reality when she wins Pie, a wild and unruly horse, in a raffle. With ... (more)

Release date: 26 January 1945
UPC: 027616661821

Tags: Drama (7), Horse (5), England (4), Jockey (4), Horse Racing (4), Competition (4), Equestrian (4), Raffle (4), Butcher (3), Robbery (3), Contest (3), Family (3), Sport (3), Guilt (2), Mother Daughter Relationship (2), Animals (2), 1944 (2), 1940s (2), Steeplechase (2), Horse Trainer (2)

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