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Velvet Brown, a young English girl who wins a horse in a village lottery and becomes determined to train it to compete in the Grand National Steeplechase. MPAA Rating: Ω 1944 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Oct 7, 2021 · The beloved classic National Velvet first hit theaters in 1944. A favorite among horse-lovers of all ages, this fan-favorite movie is based on the 1935 novel, which is its namesake.
A jaded former jockey (Mickey Rooney) helps a young girl (Elizabeth Taylor) prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
National Velvet: With Lori Martin, Ann Doran, James McCallion, Arthur Space. Velvet Brown lives on a dairy farm with her parents Martha and Herbert, her brother Donald, her sister Edwina, and former jockey Mi Taylor; Edwina has a boyfriend named Teddy.
National Velvet is a 1944 American Technicolor sports film directed by Clarence Brown and based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Enid Bagnold. It stars Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Angela Lansbury, Anne Revere, Reginald Owen, and an adolescent Elizabeth Taylor.[2][3] In 2003, National...
Nov 1, 2023 · The timeless story of a young girl and her beloved horse in preparation for the Grand National Sweepstakes, NATIONAL VELVET (1945) earned a place among the AFI’s most inspiring films of all time – and stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Elizabeth Taylor in an early role, alongside Mickey Rooney and AFI Honorary Degree recipient Angela Lansbury. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more ...
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.
