The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
The horse that won the heart of a nation...
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

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Cast

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple As: Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald As: Shawn O'Hara
Lon McCallister Lon McCallister As: Ted Knowles
Rosemary DeCamp Rosemary DeCamp As: Mrs. Charles S. Howard
Donald MacBride Donald MacBride As: George Carson
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Storyline

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


Tagline: The horse that won the heart of a nation...
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Drama, Family, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 12 November 1949

Country: US

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget: $700,000

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Cast

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Margaret O'Hara / Knowles

Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

Shawn O'Hara

Lon McCallister

Lon McCallister

Ted Knowles

Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

Mrs. Charles S. Howard

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

George Carson

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Charles S. Howard

William Forrest

William Forrest

Thomas Milford

Hal J. Moore

Hal J. Moore

Race Commentator

Clem McCarthy

Clem McCarthy

Race Commentator

Sugarfoot Anderson

Sugarfoot Anderson

Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy

Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

Himself (archive footage)

Sea Sovereign

Sea Sovereign

Seabiscuit (close-ups)

War Admiral

War Admiral

Himself (archive footage)

Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Wong the O'Hara's Cook

Ezelle Poule

Ezelle Poule

Miss Finch

Joe Hernandez

Joe Hernandez

Race Commentator

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Libby

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Production Crew

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Costume and Makeup

Karl Herlinger

Karl Herlinger

Makeup Artist

Sound

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Visual Effects

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Camera

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Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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