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National Velvet 1945 Directed by Clarence Brown

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Family
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget $2,770,000
Revenue $5,840,000
Release Date 26 January 1945
123 mins
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Mickey Rooney Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Donald Crisp Mr. Herbert Brown
Elizabeth Taylor Velvet Brown
Anne Revere Mrs. Araminty Brown
Angela Lansbury Edwina Brown
Juanita Quigley Malvolia 'Mally' Brown
Reginald Owen Farmer Ede
Norma Varden Miss Sims
Terry Kilburn Theodore 'Ted'
Arthur Shields Mr. Hallam
Aubrey Mather Entry Official
Alec Craig Timothy 'Tim'
Eugene Loring Ivan Taski
Dennis Hoey Mr. Greenford
Matthew Boulton Entry Official
Gerald Oliver Smith Photographer
William Austin Reporter (uncredited)
Billy Bevan Constable (uncredited)
Frank Baker Villager (uncredited)
Arthur Treacher Race Patron
James Carlisle Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Al Ferguson Villager (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten Villager (uncredited)
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