National Velvet

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

Jan 26 1945 Approved 2h 3m
Drama, Family, Sport

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.

Plot

Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) was a young wanderer and opportunist whose father had given him "all the roads in the Kingdom" to travel. One of the roads, and a notation in his father's journal, leads him to the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event.

Written by

Enid Bagnold, Theodore Reeves, Helen Deutsch

Directed by

Clarence Brown

Cast

Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
National Velvet, Trailer (1944) Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Angela Lansbury
National Velvet (1944) Original Trailer [HD]
Scores
# of Votes
8,366
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
83
Popularity
NA