Drama ·Family · United States of America · 1945 · 2h 3m

National Velvet

National Velvet poster
Director
Clarence Brown
Cast
Mickey Rooney as Michael 'Mi' Taylor Donald Crisp as Mr. Herbert Brown Elizabeth Taylor as Velvet Brown Anne Revere as Mrs. Araminty Brown Angela Lansbury as Edwina Brown Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins as Donald Brown
Crew
Leonard Smith — Director of Photography Robert Kern — Editor Herbert Stothart — Original Music Composer Theodore Reeves — Screenplay Helen Deutsch — Screenplay Enid Bagnold — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer National Velvet — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
countrysideenglandhorseback ridinghorse racehuman animal relationshiphorsejockeyhorse racinghorse trainergrand national1920safi
Key Collaborators
Clarence Brown Director Leonard Smith Director of Photography Robert Kern Editor Herbert Stothart Original Music Composer Theodore Reeves Screenplay Helen Deutsch Screenplay Enid Bagnold Novel Pandro S. Berman Producer Clarence Brown Producer
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