National Velvet (1944)
Approved 26 Jan 1945 • Drama, Family, Sport • 2h 3m
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.
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Language:
English
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 4 nominations total
Country:
United States
Metacritic Score:
83
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