
National Velvet (1945)
Released:
1945-01-26
Duration:
2hr 3min
Rating 7.2
Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!
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.
Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Additional Info
Budget | $2,770,000.00 |
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Revenue | $5,840,000.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 3.531 |
Directed By
Clarence Brown
Crew
Director
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown
Screenplay
Theodore Reeves
Theodore Reeves
Screenplay
Helen Deutsch
Helen Deutsch
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Producer
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown
Director of Photography
Leonard Smith
Leonard Smith
Editor
Robert Kern
Robert Kern
Novel
Enid Bagnold
Enid Bagnold
Art Direction
Urie McCleary
Urie McCleary
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Pandro S. Berman
Original Music Composer
Herbert Stothart
Herbert Stothart
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Costume Supervisor
Irene
Irene
Sound Mixer
Charles E. Wallace
Charles E. Wallace
Makeup Artist
Jack Dawn
Jack Dawn
TOP 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'
Eugene Loring
Ivan Taski

Dennis Hoey
Mr. Greenford

Matthew Boulton
Entry Official

Gerald Oliver Smith
Photographer

William Austin
Reporter (uncredited)

Billy Bevan
Constable (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Villager (uncredited)

Arthur Treacher
Race Patron
James Carlisle
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Al Ferguson
Villager (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten
Villager (uncredited)