National Velvet poster
Director Clarence Brown
Screenplay Theodore Reeves, Helen Deutsch

National Velvet

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

Release Date: 1945-01-26

Duration: 123 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Mickey Rooney
    Michael 'Mi' Taylor
  • Reginald Owen
    Farmer Ede
  • Angela Lansbury
    Edwina Brown
  • Elizabeth Taylor
    Velvet Brown
  • Donald Crisp
    Mr. Herbert Brown
  • Terry Kilburn
    Theodore 'Ted'
  • Norma Varden
    Miss Sims
  • Arthur Treacher
    Race Patron
  • Billy Bevan
    Constable (uncredited)
  • Frank Baker
    Villager (uncredited)