Movie
National Velvet
Released: January 26, 1945 (1945)
Runtime: 123 minutes
Genres: Drama, Family
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Donald Crisp as Mr. Herbert Brown
Age at release: 62
- Reginald Owen as Farmer Ede
Age at release: 57
- Norma Varden as Miss Sims
Age at release: 47
- Anne Revere as Mrs. Araminty Brown
Age at release: 41
- Mickey Rooney as Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Age at release: 24
- Angela Lansbury as Edwina Brown
Age at release: 19
- Terry Kilburn as Theodore 'Ted'
Age at release: 18
- Juanita Quigley as Malvolia 'Mally' Brown
Age at release: 13
- Elizabeth Taylor as Velvet Brown
Age at release: 12
- Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins as Donald Brown
Age at release: 7
Show more cast
- James Carlisle as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 63
- Alec Craig as Timothy 'Tim'
Age at release: 60
- William Austin as Reporter (uncredited)
Age at release: 60
- Aubrey Mather as Entry Official
Age at release: 59
- Billy Bevan as Constable (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- Al Ferguson as Villager (uncredited)
Age at release: 56
- Olaf Hytten as Villager (uncredited)
Age at release: 56
- Matthew Boulton as Entry Official
Age at release: 52
- Gerald Oliver Smith as Photographer
Age at release: 52
- Frank Baker as Villager (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- Dennis Hoey as Mr. Greenford
Age at release: 51
- Arthur Treacher as Race Patron
Age at release: 50
- Arthur Shields as Mr. Hallam
Age at release: 48