NATIONAL VELVET
1944

A family classic that hasn't lost anything in the intervening years. Its depiction of life between the World Wars in Great Britain still stands out. National Velvet launched a movie legend. It was initially released in 1944 when the young Elizabeth Taylor was just eleven years old. It is also a movie about a time that no longer exists. A time when people trusted others and didn't lock their houses. A time when people were given the benefit of the doubt. It was a time when family was the most important thing. This film shows all of that and more. It shows love and trust and caring and the goodness of people.

PLOT:
Set in England in the 1920's, "National Velvet" tells the story of Velvet Brown, a young English girl with dreams of entering her beloved horse into competition at the prestigious Grand National horse race. The film follows her as she trains her horse with the aid of a former jockey and the support of her parents.

CAST:
Mickey Rooney ... Mi Taylor
Donald Crisp ... Mr. Brown
Elizabeth Taylor ... Velvet  Brown
Anne Revere ... Mrs. Brown
Angela Lansbury ... Edwina  Brown
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins ... Donald  Brown
Juanita Quigley ... Malvolia  Brown
Arthur Treacher ... Race Patron
Reginald Owen ... Farmer  Ede
Norma Varden ... Miss Sims
Terry Kilburn ... Ted
Arthur Shields ... Mr. Hallam
Aubrey Mather ... Entry Official
Alec Craig ... Tim
Eugene Loring ... I. Taski

Director: Clarence Brown

Running Time: 123 minutes