National Velvet

National Velvet

123 mins | Drama, Family | Jan. 26, 1945

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.

National Velvet

123 mins | Drama, Family | Jan. 26, 1945

National Velvet
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title National Velvet
Directors Clarence Brown
Writers Enid Bagnold, Theodore Reeves, Helen Deutsch

Cast

Mickey Rooney

as Michael 'Mi' Taylor

Donald Crisp

as Mr. Herbert Brown

Elizabeth Taylor

as Velvet Brown

Anne Revere

as Mrs. Araminty Brown

Angela Lansbury

as Edwina Brown

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

as Donald Brown

Juanita Quigley

as Malvolia 'Mally' Brown

Reginald Owen

as Farmer Ede

Norma Varden

as Miss Sims

Terry Kilburn

as Theodore 'Ted'

Arthur Shields

as Mr. Hallam

Aubrey Mather

as Entry Official

Alec Craig

as Timothy 'Tim'

Eugene Loring

as Ivan Taski

Dennis Hoey

as Mr. Greenford

Matthew Boulton

as Entry Official

Gerald Oliver Smith

as Photographer

William Austin

as Reporter (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

as Constable (uncredited)

Frank Baker

as Villager (uncredited)

Arthur Treacher

as Race Patron