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National Velvet(1945)

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

7.2(124)2h 3m1945-01-26

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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.

Director:: Clarence Brown
Writers:: Theodore Reeves, Helen Deutsch, Enid Bagnold
Producers:: Pandro S. Berman, Clarence Brown
Cinematographer:: Leonard Smith
Composer:: Herbert Stothart
Production:: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget:: $2,770,000
Revenue:: $5,840,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Michael 'Mi' Taylor

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Mr. Herbert Brown

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Velvet Brown

Anne Revere

Anne Revere

Mrs. Araminty Brown

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Edwina Brown

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Donald Brown

Juanita Quigley

Juanita Quigley

Malvolia 'Mally' Brown

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Farmer Ede

Norma Varden

Norma Varden

Miss Sims

Terry Kilburn

Terry Kilburn

Theodore 'Ted'

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Mr. Hallam

Aubrey Mather

Aubrey Mather

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