National Velvet

Jan 26, 1945

2h 3m

★ 7.2

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.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Michael 'Mi' Taylor

Mickey Rooney

Mr. Herbert Brown

Donald Crisp

Velvet Brown

Elizabeth Taylor

Mrs. Araminty Brown

Anne Revere

Edwina Brown

Angela Lansbury

Donald Brown

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Malvolia 'Mally' Brown

Juanita Quigley

Farmer Ede

Reginald Owen

Miss Sims

Norma Varden

Theodore 'Ted'

Terry Kilburn

Mr. Hallam

Arthur Shields

Entry Official

Aubrey Mather

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