National Velvet
“Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!”
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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Cast
24 people
Mickey Rooney
Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Night at the Museum
Donald Crisp
Mr. Herbert Brown
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Man from Laramie
Elizabeth Taylor
Velvet Brown
Known for
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Cleopatra
Anne Revere
Mrs. Araminty Brown
Known for
A Place in the Sun
Secret Beyond the Door
Angela Lansbury
Edwina Brown
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Donald Brown
Also in
Boys' Ranch
The Human Comedy
Juanita Quigley
Malvolia 'Mally' Brown
Known for
Imitation of Life
The Devil-Doll
Reginald Owen
Farmer Ede
Known for
Mary Poppins
A Christmas Carol
Norma Varden
Miss Sims
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Strangers on a Train
Terry Kilburn
Theodore 'Ted'
Known for
Lolita
A Christmas Carol
Arthur Shields
Mr. Hallam
Known for
The River
The Quiet Man
Aubrey Mather
Entry Official
Known for
The House of Fear
Ball of Fire
Clarence Brown Director · Helen Deutsch Screenplay Theodore Reeves Screenplay
Worldwide gross $5.8M · Budget $2.8M · United States release January 26, 1945
Box office
Budget
$2,770,000
Worldwide gross
$5,840,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 14, 1944
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · January 26, 1945
Theatrical
Australia
November 23, 1945 · Theatrical
Germany
June 12, 1947 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 26, 1945 · Theatrical
XC
September 12, 1947 · Theatrical
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