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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.
A young girl trains a wild horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes with the help of a former jockey. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney.
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- Drama, Family, Sport
- Clarence Brown
- 1945-01-26
National Velvet is a novel by Enid Bagnold (1889–1981), first published in 1935. It was illustrated by Laurian Jones, Bagnold's daughter, who was born in 1921. The novel tells the story of a teenaged girl who wins a horse racing competition.
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In the English coastal village of Sewels in Sussex, 12-year-old Velvet Brown and her older sisters, Edwina and Malvolia, happily finish their last day of school before summer vacation. While walking home, Velvet meets young drifter Mi Taylor and strikes up a conversation with him.
When Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), an equine-loving 12-year-old living in rural Sussex, becomes the owner of a rambunctious horse, she decides to train it for England's...
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Heartwarming story of the Brown family who takes in homeless teen Mickey Rooney. He soon befriends young Velvet Brown based on their knowledge and love of horses. They both encounter a wild new...
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