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72% Critic Match
National Velvet
“Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!”
7.2 / 10• 1945• 2h 3m•G• English
DramaFamily
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Mickey Rooney
Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Lead
Donald Crisp
Mr. Herbert Brown
Elizabeth Taylor
Velvet Brown
Anne Revere
Mrs. Araminty Brown
Angela Lansbury
Edwina Brown
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Donald Brown
Juanita Quigley
Malvolia 'Mally' Brown
Reginald Owen
Farmer Ede
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clarence Brown's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. National Velvet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
