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Academy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?") made her starring debut in this classic family film about Velvet Brown, a young English girl who wins a horse in a village lottery and becomes determined to train it to compete in the Grand National Steeplechase. Oscar-winner Mickey Rooney ("Babes in Arms," "The Black Stallion," "Boys Town") plays a compassionate jockey who coaches Velvet. Anne Revere ("Gentleman's Agreement") won an Oscar for her role as Velvet's caring mother. With Oscar-winner Donald Crisp ("How Green Was My Valley," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") and Oscar-nominee Angela Lansbury (TV's "Murder, She Wrote," "Gaslight"). Directed by Oscar-nominee Clarence Brown ("The Yearling," "Anna Christie") and adapted for the screen by Oscar-nominee Helen Deutsch ("King Solomon's Mines," "Lili," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"). Nominated for five Academy Awards. "One of the most likable movies of all time." - Pauline Kael.

1944 · 2h 3m
Director Clarence Brown

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Academy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?") made her starring debut in this classic family film about Velvet Brown, a young English girl who wins a horse in a village lottery and becomes determined to train it to compete in the Grand National Steeplechase. Oscar-winner Mickey Rooney ("Babes in Arms," "The Black Stallion," "Boys Town") plays a compassionate jockey who coaches Velvet. Anne Revere ("Gentleman's Agreement") won an Oscar for her role as Velvet's caring mother. With Oscar-winner Donald Crisp ("How Green Was My Valley," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") and Oscar-nominee Angela Lansbury (TV's "Murder, She Wrote," "Gaslight"). Directed by Oscar-nominee Clarence Brown ("The Yearling," "Anna Christie") and adapted for the screen by Oscar-nominee Helen Deutsch ("King Solomon's Mines," "Lili," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"). Nominated for five Academy Awards. "One of the most likable movies of all time." - Pauline Kael.

COMMON SENSE

Great family movie; even better for horse lovers.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.9
Reviews 60
Fresh 59
Rotten 1

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1944
Run Time
2 hr 3 min
Rated
G
Region of Origin
United States
© 1944 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.