National Velvet (1944)
Director:
Clarence Brown
Tagline:
« Simple Story Of A Boy . . . A Girl . . . And A Horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase! »
Actors:
Mi Taylor
Mr. Herbert Brown
Velvet Brown
Mrs. Araminty Brown
Edwina Brown
Rating:
(8’922 votes)
(8’922 votes)
Quotes:
« Mrs. Brown: That'll be a dispute to the end of time, Mr. Brown: whether it's better to do the right thing for the wrong reason or the wrong thing for the right reason.
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[Mrs. Brown is talking with Velvet in the attic]
« Mrs. Brown: We're alike. I, too, believe that everyone should have a chance at a breathtaking piece of folly once in his life. I was twenty when they said a woman couldn't swim the Channel. You're twelve; you think a horse of yours can win the Grand National. Your dream has come early; but remember, Velvet, it will have to last you all the rest of your life.
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« Mrs. Brown: What's the meaning of goodness if there isn't a little badness to overcome?
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Trailer:
National Velvet
Runtime:123 minutes
Plots:
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England’s Grand National Sweepstakes.
Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) was a young wanderer and opportunist whose father had given him “all the roads in the Kingdom” to travel. One of the roads, and a notation in his father’s journal, leads him to the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse for the Grand National – England’s greatest racing event.
When Velvet Brown, an equine-loving 12-year-old living in rural Sussex, becomes the owner of a rambunctious horse, she decides to train it for England’s Grand National race. Aided by former jockey Mi Taylor and encouraged by her family, the determined Velvet gets her steed, affectionately called “The Pie,” ready for the big day. However, a last-minute problem arises with the jockey and an unexpected rider must step in as a replacement.
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