National Velvet (1944)

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2h 3min
Drama, Family
26 Jan 1945 (USA)
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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

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
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Still of Juanita Quigley in National Velvet (1944)

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Still of Elizabeth Taylor (I), Mickey Rooney (I), Donald Crisp (I), Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins and Anne Revere in National Velvet (1944)

Still of Anne Revere in National Velvet (1944)

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	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 (as Jackie Jenkins)
	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
	Dennis Hoey	...	Mr. Greenford
	Matthew Boulton	...	Entry Official
	Gerald Oliver Smith	...	Photographer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ed Agresti	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	John Alban	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Harry Allen	...	Van Driver (uncredited)
	Paula Allen	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	Rene Austin	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	William Austin	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	William Bailey	...	Bookie (uncredited)
	Frank Baker	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Frank Benson	...	Englishman (uncredited)
	Barry Bernard	...	Pressman (uncredited)
	Billy Bevan	...	Constable (uncredited)
	Edward Biby	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Felicity Bilbrook	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	Ted Billings	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Beverly Billman	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	Arthur Blake	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	William A. Boardway	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Lulu Mae Bohrman	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Stephen Bowson	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Colin Campbell	...	Cockney (uncredited)
	Leonard Carey	...	Pressman (uncredited)
	James Carlisle	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Wally Cassell	...	Jockey (uncredited)
	King Charles	...	The Pie - a Horse (uncredited)
	Wallis Clark	...	Clerk of Scales (uncredited)
	Murray Coombs	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Donald Curtis	...	American (uncredited)
	Harold de Becker Jr.	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Harry Denny	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Dick Earle	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Ada Ellis	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Ray Erlenborn	...	Jockey (uncredited)
	Al Ferguson	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Douglas Francis	...	Track Official (uncredited)
	Mona Freeman	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	Curt Furberg	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Arthur Gould-Porter	...	Attendant (uncredited)
	Alec Harford	...	Valet (uncredited)
	Joy Harington	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Richard Haydel	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Leyland Hodgson	...	Pressman (uncredited)
	Art Howard	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Olaf Hytten	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Charles Irwin	...	Starter (uncredited)
	Jane Isbell	...	Schoolgirl Jane (uncredited)
	Jack W. Johnston	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	George Kirby	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Iris Kirksey	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	Rose Langdon	...	Bookie (uncredited)
	Jack Lee	...	Assistant Checker (uncredited)
	Carl M. Leviness	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Robert Locke Lorraine	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Moyna MacGill	...	Woman (uncredited)
	Wilbur Mack	...	Committee Man (uncredited)
	Barry Macollum	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Stanley Mann	...	Villager (uncredited)
	William Marion	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Virginia McDowall	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	Richard Neill	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Wedgwood Nowell	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Jack Perry	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Gail Peyton	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	Paul Power	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Waclaw Rekwart	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Gordon Richards	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	John Rogers	...	Bookie (uncredited)
	Jeffrey Sayre	...	Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
	Bertha Stinchfield	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	Doris Stone	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Howard Taylor	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Lotus Thompson	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Rhoda Williams	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
	Eric Wilton	...	English Bookie (uncredited)
	Frederick Worlock	...	Stewart (uncredited)

Directed by

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Clarence Brown

Written by

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Enid Bagnold	...	(novel "National Velvet")

Theodore Reeves	...	(screen play) and
Helen Deutsch	...	(screen play)

Howard Dimsdale	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Pandro S. Berman	...	producer
Clarence Brown	...	producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Herbert Stothart

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(music score)

Cinematography by

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Leonard Smith

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director of photography

Editing by

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Robert Kern

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film editor (as Robert J. Kern)

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa	...	associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Urie McCleary	...	(as Urie Mc Cleary)

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

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(set decorations)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn	...	makeup creator
Irma Kusely	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joseph Boyle

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assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Mildred Griffiths	...	associate set decorator
William H. Cunningham	...	greensman (uncredited)
Clarence J. Falk	...	greens supervisor (uncredited)
Frank Wesselhoff	...	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording director
Bill Edmondson	...	boom operator (uncredited)
Robert Shirley	...	effects mixer (uncredited) / re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Newell Sparks	...	effects mixer (uncredited) / re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore	...	effects mixer (uncredited) / re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Charles E. Wallace	...	sound (uncredited) / unit mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe	...	special effects
Mark Davis	...	special effects camera (uncredited)
A. Arnold Gillespie	...	transparency projection shots (uncredited)

Stunts

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Rex 'Snowy' Baker	...	stunts (uncredited)
Johnny Carpenter	...	horse-riding stunts (uncredited)
Alice Van Springsteen	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Clarence Sinclair Bull	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Bob Gough	...	second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kay Dean	...	associate costume supervisor
Irene	...	costume supervisor
Valles	...	wardrobe: men

Music Department

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Earl Cates	...	music mixer (uncredited)
Murray Cutter	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin	...	music mixer (uncredited)
William Saracino	...	music mixer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Egon Heep	...	horse trainer: Elizabeth Taylor's (uncredited)
Margaret Kerry	...	stand-in: Miss Taylor (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (A Clarence Brown Production)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (United States) (theatrical)
Regal Films (1944) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1945) (Australia) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (Norway) (theatrical)
Przedsiebiorstwo Panstwowe Film Polski (1949) (Poland) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1972) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Central (1951) (Japan) (theatrical)
Flash Pictures (2010) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM Home Entertainment (1985) (United States) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
NHK Sôgô (1969) (Japan) (tv) (dubbed version)
NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv) (subtitled)
The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (DVD) (for MGM)
Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Vidéo (2008) (France) (DVD)

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Other Companies

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Max Factor (wigmaker: Elizabeth Taylor)
Turner Entertainment (VHS package design)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	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. Written by A.L.Beneteau Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	national-film-registry father-daughter-relationship horse-movie little-boy girl-horse-relationship See All (55) »
Taglines	Simple Story Of A Boy . . . A Girl . . . And A Horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase! See more »
Genres	Drama Family Sport
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Brazil:Livre Canada:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Germany:0 Italy:T Japan:G Norway:A South Korea:All Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:G

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Also Known As	Le Grand National (France) Kleines Mädchen, großes Herz (Germany) El sueño del Gran National (Spain) Fuego de juventud (Spain) A Nobreza Corre nas Veias (Portugal) See more »
Runtime	123 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Pebble Beach, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Mickey Rooney had to film all of his scenes in one month before he had to report for basic training to serve in World War II. See more »
Goofs	The horses are shown turning right at one point during the race. All turns on the Grand National course are made to the left. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into The Story of Seabiscuit (1949). See more »
Soundtracks	Greensleeves 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 »
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. See more »

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