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National Velvet: Directed by Clarence Brown. With Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere. A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
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- Drama, Family, Sport
- Clarence Brown
- 1945-01-26
- King Charles, Who Played The Pie, Was a Grandson of Man o’ War. The Pie was portrayed by King Charles, a stunning seven-year-old chestnut Thoroughbred.
- Elizabeth Taylor Broke Her Back While Filming a Riding Scene. Elizabeth Taylor did most of the riding scenes herself. In one scene, however, she took a nasty tumble that actually broke her back.
- King Charles Was Supposedly Difficult to Work With, Except for Elizabeth Taylor. On set, King Charles was reportedly aggressive with his handlers. He would regularly bite crew members and at times, was simply a terror to work with.
- Monty Roberts Claims He Was a Stunt Double for Elizabeth Taylor. Many people know Monty Roberts as a world-renowned horse trainer. However, Roberts claims he worked as a stunt double for Taylor in National Velvet.
Apr 14, 2021 · When Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on 11 April, riding into the history books on Minella Times, many drew comparisons with Elizabeth Taylor’s turn in 1944’s National Velvet, which saw her character, Velvet Brown, triumph on her horse The Pie – albeit while disguised as a male jockey.
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 .
For me, Elizabeth Taylor WAS Velvet Brown, and this is how I'll always remember her. Enjoy the movie National Velvet in four minutes.
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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 ho...
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National Velvet. 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. It was a best-seller, and adapted into a highly successful 1944 film and a 1960-62 ...
