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National Velvet
National Velvet

National Velvet

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

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DramaFamily

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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.

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Budget

$2770000

Revenue

$5840000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

26 January 1945

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Michael 'Mi' Taylor

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Mr. Herbert Brown

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Velvet Brown

Anne Revere

Anne Revere

Mrs. Araminty Brown

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Edwina Brown

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Donald Brown

Juanita Quigley

Juanita Quigley

Malvolia 'Mally' Brown

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Farmer Ede

Norma Varden

Norma Varden

Miss Sims

Terry Kilburn

Terry Kilburn

Theodore 'Ted'

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Mr. Hallam

Aubrey Mather

Aubrey Mather

Entry Official

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Timothy 'Tim'

Eugene Loring

Eugene Loring

Ivan Taski

Dennis Hoey

Dennis Hoey

Mr. Greenford

Matthew Boulton

Matthew Boulton

Entry Official

Gerald Oliver Smith

Gerald Oliver Smith

Photographer

William Austin

William Austin

Reporter (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Constable (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Villager (uncredited)

Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

Race Patron

James Carlisle

James Carlisle

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Al Ferguson

Villager (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Villager (uncredited)

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