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National Velvet is a 1944 American Technicolor sports film directed by Clarence Brown and based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Enid Bagnold.It stars Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Angela Lansbury, Anne Revere, Reginald Owen, and an adolescent Elizabeth Taylor.
National Velvet is a novel by Enid Bagnold (1889–1981), first published in 1935. It was illustrated by Laurian Jones, Bagnold's daughter, who was born in 1921. The novel tells the story of a teenaged girl who wins a horse racing competition. It was a best-seller, and adapted into a highly successful 1944 film and a 1960-62 television series.
Robert James Kern (March 29, 1885 – May 30, 1972) was an American film editor with more than sixty feature film credits. [1] He is known for editing National Velvet (1944), which won him the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. [2] National Velvet was one of thirteen films that Kern edited with director Clarence Brown.
National Velvet [72] [73] 1944 Drama A young Elizabeth Taylor bonds with the steeplechase horse she loves. Home in Indiana [74] [75] 1944 Drama A former sulky driver (Walter Brennan) gives his nephew lessons in harness racing. The Hundred Pound Window [76] 1944 Comedy Clerk (Richard Attenborough) at a big-wager window ends up owing a big debt.
Clarence Leon Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director. [1] ... (1944) National Velvet (1944) – Academy Award nomination for Best ...
Movies about horses constitute a popular film genre. Some examples include: ... Elizabeth Taylor and The Pie in National Velvet (1944) National Velvet (1944) [2]
Title Director Cast Genre Notes Abroad with Two Yanks: Allan Dwan: William Bendix, Helen Walker, Dennis O'Keefe: Comedy: United Artists: Accent on Crime: Albert Herman: June Carlson, Fifi D'Orsay, Teala Loring
Jenkins' other films include National Velvet (1944), Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), My Brother Talks to Horses (1947), The Bride Goes Wild (1948) Summer Holiday (1948), and his final film Big City (1948). [1]