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Length: 02:40
Posted: 1/18/2010
Trailer for the 1945 classic National Velvet.
National Velvet is the poignant family story that made a young Elizabeth Taylor a star. Taylor excels as Velvet Brown, a 1920s working-class girl whose dreams of owning her own horse become a reality when she wins Pie, a wild and unruly horse, in a raffle. With the help of Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney), a skittish, gun-shy ex-jockey, Velvet trains Pie to be a race champion despite the wishes of her loving but cautious parents (Donald Crisp and Ann Revere). Velvet's determination pays off, and the Brown family (including Angela Lansbury as Edwina, Velvet's sophisticated older sister) pools its money and enters the family pride and joy in the prestigious Grand National race, only to have its hopes dashed when the rider renegs--leading Velvet to do something extraordinary. This uplifting adaptation of Enid Bagnold's novel features stunning photography of coastal England and acclaimed crosscut editing that heightens the tension in the famous race s watch
Velvet (Elizabeth Taylor) convinces her mother (Anne Revere) that Mi (Mickey Rooney) hasn't pushed her into entering The Pie in the Grand National in National Velvet, 1945. watch
Mi (Mickey Rooney) watches along with a race patron (Arthur Treacher) as Velvet (Elizabeth Taylor) and The Pie begin their run in the Grand National in National Velvet, 1945. watch