National Velvet (1945)

Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!

Cast

Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury

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.