National Velvet (1945)
National Velvet (1945)
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.

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Cast

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney As: Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Donald Crisp Donald Crisp As: Mr. Herbert Brown
Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor As: Velvet Brown
Anne Revere Anne Revere As: Mrs. Araminty Brown
Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury As: Edwina Brown
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Drama, Family

Language: English

Release Date: 26 January 1945

Country: US

Runtime: 123m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $2,770,000

Revenue: $5,840,000

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Cast

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

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

James Carlisle

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Al Ferguson

Villager (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Villager (uncredited)

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Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Irene

Irene

Costume Supervisor

Jack Dawn

Jack Dawn

Makeup Artist

Sound

Herbert Stothart

Herbert Stothart

Original Music Composer

Charles E. Wallace

Charles E. Wallace

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Leonard Smith

Leonard Smith

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Urie McCleary

Urie McCleary

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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