Synopsis
National Velvet (1945) is Clarence Brown's family drama, free to watch online on iFILM. MGM, the English countryside of the 1920s, a horse-mad girl and a wild gelding she wins in a village raffle.
Twelve-year-old Velvet Brown — played by Elizabeth Taylor in the role that made her a star — dreams of entering her horse, Pie, in the Grand National Steeplechase. A drifter and former jockey named Mi Taylor, played by Mickey Rooney, agrees to train them both. Women are barred from the race, so Velvet crops her hair and rides as a boy. Her mother, played by Anne Revere, hands over the family's savings without fuss to make the longshot happen.
Adapted from Enid Bagnold's novel, the film landed Anne Revere an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and a second statuette for its editing. It stays warm without turning saccharine — a story about stubbornness, faith in a hopeless bet, and what grown-ups quietly spend on a child's dream. Stream National Velvet (1945) online on iFILM.
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