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National Velvet

1945·123 min

National Velvet

Directed by Clarence Brown

DramaFamily

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.

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Michael 'Mi' Taylor

Mr. Herbert Brown

Elizabeth Taylor

Velvet Brown

Mrs. Araminty Brown

Crew

Theodore Reeves

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Director of Photography

Pandro S. Berman

Producer

Herbert Stothart

Original Music Composer

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Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Donald Brown

Juanita Quigley

Malvolia 'Mally' Brown

Farmer Ede

Miss Sims

Theodore 'Ted'

Mr. Hallam

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Timothy 'Tim'

Ivan Taski

Mr. Greenford

Matthew Boulton

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Gerald Oliver Smith

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Constable (uncredited)

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National Velvet (1945) is about 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.

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Clarence Brown directed National Velvet (1945).

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