Poster
National Velvet  (1945)
Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!


7.2|26 Jan, 1945|123 min
Released
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$2,770,000
Revenue $5,840,000
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Keywords
countryside
england
horseback riding
horse race
human animal relationship
horse
jockey
horse racing
horse trainer
grand national
1920s
afi
sussex

Casts

Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
Mr. Herbert Brown
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Velvet Brown
Anne Revere
Anne Revere
Mrs. Araminty Brown
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Edwina Brown
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Donald Brown
Juanita Quigley
Juanita Quigley
Malvolia 'Mally' Brown
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
Farmer Ede
Norma Varden
Norma Varden
Miss Sims
Terry Kilburn
Terry Kilburn
Theodore 'Ted'
Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields
Mr. Hallam
Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather
Entry Official
Alec Craig
Alec Craig
Timothy 'Tim'
Eugene Loring
Ivan Taski
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey
Mr. Greenford
Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton
Entry Official
Gerald Oliver Smith
Gerald Oliver Smith
Photographer
William Austin
William Austin
Reporter (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan
Constable (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Frank Baker
Villager (uncredited)
Arthur Treacher
Arthur Treacher
Race Patron
James Carlisle
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Al Ferguson
Villager (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
Villager (uncredited)

Crews

Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown
Director
Theodore Reeves
Screenplay
Helen Deutsch
Helen Deutsch
Screenplay
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown
Producer
Leonard Smith
Director of Photography
Robert Kern
Editor
Enid Bagnold
Novel
Urie McCleary
Art Direction
Pandro S. Berman
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Herbert Stothart
Herbert Stothart
Original Music Composer
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Irene
Irene
Costume Supervisor
Charles E. Wallace
Sound Mixer
Jack Dawn
Makeup Artist

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