National Velvet (1944)

  • G
  • 12/14/1944 (US)
  • Drama, Family
  • 2h 3m

Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!

Overview

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.

Clarence Brown

Director

Theodore Reeves

Screenplay

Helen Deutsch

Screenplay

Enid Bagnold

Novel

Cast

Mickey Rooney's headshot

Mickey Rooney

Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Donald Crisp's headshot

Donald Crisp

Mr. Herbert Brown
Elizabeth Taylor's headshot

Elizabeth Taylor

Velvet Brown
Anne Revere's headshot

Anne Revere

Mrs. Araminty Brown
Angela Lansbury's headshot

Angela Lansbury

Edwina Brown
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins's headshot

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Donald Brown
Juanita Quigley's headshot

Juanita Quigley

Malvolia 'Mally' Brown
Reginald Owen's headshot

Reginald Owen

Farmer Ede

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