National Velvet (1945)
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
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,770,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,840,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.561 |
Directed By
Clarence Brown
Crew
Clarence Brown
Theodore Reeves
Enid Bagnold
Helen Deutsch
Pandro S. Berman
Clarence Brown
Herbert Stothart
Leonard Smith
Robert Kern
Cedric Gibbons
Urie McCleary
Edwin B. Willis
Irene
Charles E. Wallace
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)
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