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Bookmark this pageNational Velvet (1944)
Director: Clarence Brown
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From Time Out Film Guide
Two children train a sorrel gelding, won in a village raffle, to win the Grand National. This is a charmer for boys and girls of all ages, with a captivating performance from the young Liz Taylor as Velvet, the butcher's daughter, and graceful, fluent direction by Clarence Brown. The National was actually filmed on a Pasadena golf course. (From the novel by Enid Bagnol.) TCh.Author: TCh
Cast & crew
Director: Clarence Brown
Producer: Pandro S Berman
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury, Reginald Owen, Norma Varden full cast
Duration: 125 mins
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