01 Jan 2003
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National Velvet
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.
Top Billed 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
Norma Varden Miss Sims
Terry Kilburn Theodore 'Ted'
Arthur Shields Mr. Hallam
Aubrey Mather Entry Official
Alec Craig Timothy 'Tim'
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
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