The Story of Seabiscuit

The Story of Seabiscuit

93 mins | Drama, Family, Romance | Nov. 12, 1949

Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. Written by Ray Hamel

The Story of Seabiscuit

93 mins | Drama, Family, Romance | Nov. 12, 1949

The Story of Seabiscuit
Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. Written by Ray Hamel
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Story of Seabiscuit
Directors David Butler
Writers John Taintor Foote

Cast

Shirley Temple

as Margaret O'Hara / Knowles

Barry Fitzgerald

as Shawn O'Hara

Lon McCallister

as Ted Knowles

Rosemary DeCamp

as Mrs. Charles S. Howard

Donald MacBride

as George Carson

Pierre Watkin

as Charles S. Howard

William Forrest

as Thomas Milford

Joe Hernandez

as Race Commentator

Hal J. Moore

as Race Commentator

Clem McCarthy

as Race Commentator

Sugarfoot Anderson

as Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy

Seabiscuit

as Himself (archive footage)

Sea Sovereign

as Seabiscuit (close-ups)

War Admiral

as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joe Wong

as Wong the O'Hara's Cook (uncredited)