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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National Velvet
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Movie · Drama · Family · G
1945 · 2h 3m · ★ 59% (5.1K)
Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!
Director: Clarence Brown
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor
Overview
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.
Director
Clarence Brown
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury, Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins, Juanita Quigley, Reginald Owen, Norma Varden, Terry Kilburn, Arthur Shields, Aubrey Mather, Alec Craig, Eugene Loring, Dennis Hoey, Matthew Boulton, Gerald Oliver Smith, William Austin, Billy Bevan, Frank Baker