National Velvet

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

1945 2h 3m EN

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7.3

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★7.2TMDB · 127🍅98%Rotten Tomatoes●83Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 8,496

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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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
Reginald Owen
Farmer Ede

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clarence Brown
Writers: Theodore Reeves, Helen Deutsch
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clarence Brown, shot by Leonard Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Herbert Stothart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Kern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mickey Rooney and Donald Crisp and Elizabeth Taylor carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0037120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Clarence Brown directs. Leonard Smith behind the camera. Herbert Stothart scores. Robert Kern cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $2.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
281 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Clarence Brown, shot by Leonard Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Herbert Stothart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert Kern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mickey Rooney and Donald Crisp and Elizabeth Taylor carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!".
8IMDB entry: tt0037120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "countryside", "england", "horseback riding", "horse race".