National Velvet (1945)

7.2/10 123 min Drama Family

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.

Cast

Mickey Rooney

Michael 'Mi' Taylor

Donald Crisp

Mr. Herbert Brown

Elizabeth Taylor

Velvet Brown

Anne Revere

Mrs. Araminty Brown

Angela Lansbury

Edwina Brown

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Donald Brown

Juanita Quigley

Malvolia 'Mally' Brown

Reginald Owen

Farmer Ede

Norma Varden

Miss Sims

Terry Kilburn

Theodore 'Ted'

Arthur Shields

Mr. Hallam

Aubrey Mather

Entry Official

Alec Craig

Timothy 'Tim'

Dennis Hoey

Mr. Greenford

Matthew Boulton

Entry Official

Gerald Oliver Smith

Photographer

William Austin

Reporter (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

Constable (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Villager (uncredited)

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