National Velvet
1945/01/26 (US) | Drama, Family
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.
Clarence Brown
Director
Theodore Reeves
Screenplay
Helen Deutsch
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Mickey Rooney
Michael 'Mi' Taylor
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
Budget
$ 2,770,000
Revenue
$ 5,840,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Crews
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Enid Bagnold
Novel
Herbert Stothart
Original Music Composer
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration