National Velvet
Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!
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.
- Genre: Drama, Family
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: countryside, england, horseback riding, horse race, human animal relationship, horse, jockey, horse racing, horse trainer, grand national, 1920s, afi, sussex
- Cast: Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury, Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins