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National Velvet
Clarence Brown
(1944)
11min
U Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Tony Sloman
In this adaptation of Enid Bagnold's novel, 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor gives a star-making performance as the girl who dreams of racing her horse in the Grand National.
The Yearling
director Clarence Brown knows how to tug at the heartstrings and this film has become a classic, even though the story has to be taken with a large pinch of salt. Thanks to a strong performance from Mickey Rooney, an Oscar-winning one from Anne Revere as Velvet's mother, and the appeal of Taylor as Velvet, this is a richly satisfying movie. A misguided British sequel followed in 1978 starring Tatum O'Neal.
Cast & Crew
Mi Taylor
Mickey Rooney
Mr Herbert Brown
Donald Crisp
Velvet Brown
Elizabeth Taylor
Mrs Brown
Anne Revere
Edwina Brown
Angela Lansbury
Donald Brown
Jackie "Butch" Jenkins
Malvolia Brown
Juanita Quigley
Race patron
Arthur Treacher
Farmer Ede
Reginald Owen
Miss Simms
Norma Varden
Ted
Terry Kilburn
Tim
Alec Craig
Director
Clarence Brown
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Available on:
video and DVD
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