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National Velvet (1944)
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A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes. Director:Clarence Brown |
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Donald Crisp | ... | |
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Anne Revere | ... | |
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Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins | ... |
Donald Brown
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Juanita Quigley | ... | |
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Arthur Treacher | ... |
Race Patron
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Reginald Owen | ... | |
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Norma Varden | ... | |
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Terry Kilburn | ... | |
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Arthur Shields | ... | |
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Aubrey Mather | ... | |
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Alec Craig | ... | |
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Eugene Loring | ... | |
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Storyline
Mi Taylor 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 country-side 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 for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event. Written by A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>
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Simple Story Of A Boy . . . A Girl . . . And A Horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fuego de juventud See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Trivia
The race-course map which Mi shows Velvet is an accurate portrayal of the real-life Grand National course at Aintree, near Liverpool. What's more, like the movie, the course actually has a Becher's Brook jump and a Canal Turn jump with its sharp left turn. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Mr. Brown, a butcher who should know better, authoritatively announces that one small-to-medium-sized lobster will provide a family dinner for six: A claw apiece for he and his wife, the entire tail (the meatiest part of the crustacean) for his picky young son who's a finicky eater and what's "in-between" (basically all of it's inedible entrails) for his three teenage daughters - with some left over for the dog! In reality, a lobster of that size would hardly feed one hungry person. See more »Quotes
Mi Taylor: Some day you'll learn that greatness is only the seizing of opportunity - clutching with your bare hands 'til the knuckles show white.See more »
Crazy Credits
A frame, with music, was added to the film at the end: "To families of servicemen and women: Pictures exhibited in this theater are given to the armed forces for showing in combat areas around the world. [signed] War Activities Committee/Motion Picture Industry" See more »Connections
Referenced in "Designing Women: They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They? (#4.11)" (1989) See more »
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