National Velvet
 | Directed by Clarence Brown Starring: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury Warner Home Video, 1945, DVD Customer Rating: 61 reviews Recommend |
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Enchantingly beautiful Elizabeth Taylor became a movie star at age twelve after starring in this classic about a girl and her jockey pal (Mickey Rooney) who transform an unruly horse into a champion.
This classic family film made a star of 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in the title role as spunky Velvet Brown, a girl who's determined to enter her horse, Pie, in the Grand National Steeplechase. Critic Pauline Kael called it "One of the most likeable movies of all time." Mickey Rooney costars as a young man who helps Velvet train Pie for the big race. At the last minute, Velvet herself has to ride Pie in the tournament and cuts her hair to pass for a jockey. Anne Revere won an Oscar as Velvet's mother, as did editor Robert J. Kern, who cut together a terrifically exciting horse race. Donald Crisp and Angela Lansbury are also featured as members of the Brown family. — Jim Emerson
Title: National Velvet
Sales Rank: 5707 in DVD
Actor: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury
Director: Clarence Brown
Studio: Warner Home Video, 2000-07-11, Theatrical Release: 1945-01-26
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.33:1
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 123 minutes
Item Dimensions: 0.25 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches, 0.2 pounds
- Classic 1940s Horse Movie for Girls in Color; Parents Can Enjoy, Too
- Lots to like and love in this wonderful horse movie which has already been noted. For serious film critics, a few weaknesses follow.
The little boy in this movie is unnecessary. He doesn't add anything to it. He's loud, annoying, and has nothing to say. He's not cute; he's just annoying. And what's the purpose of his bigger… More reviews
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- A dream fulfilled
- Elizabeth Taylor was 12 years old when this movie was made; it was her fifth screen role (two of which had been uncredited), and it catapulted her to a fame from which she's never slipped since. Given some of the incidents of her adult life, it's refreshing to see what she was like in her innocent youth, but above all… More reviews
- Family racing
- Miss Elisabeth Taylor in a gifted act of being the first woman ever riding a racehorse at racehorse track. This is a movie that will have you laugh and cry all at the same time. This are real country romance and it are a lot of it. Nice countryside specked with warm feelings. I recommend this movie as a must see, enjoy and never… More reviews
- great movie
- great move but as usual very poor packaging it don`t come in a dvd case More reviews
