{"id":39473,"date":"2017-10-14T19:25:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T02:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39473"},"modified":"2022-02-21T22:50:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T05:50:07","slug":"national-velvet-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39473","title":{"rendered":"National Velvet (1944)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I, too, believe that everyone should have a chance at a breathtaking piece of folly once in his life.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Poster.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWith the help of an itinerant trainer (Mickey Rooney) &#8212; and the blessing of her mother (Anne Revere) &#8212; the 12-year-old daughter (Elizabeth Taylor) of a small-town butcher (Donald Crisp) enters her horse, the Pie, in the Grand Nationals.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Angela Lansbury Films<\/li>\n<li>Clarence Brown Films<\/li>\n<li>Donald Crisp Films<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Taylor Films<\/li>\n<li>Horses<\/li>\n<li>Mickey Rooney Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nClarence Brown&#8217;s adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Velvet\">Enid Bagnold&#8217;s 1935 novel<\/a> features 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in her first starring role after notable supporting appearances in both <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15406\"><em>Jane Eyre<\/em> (1943)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27711\"><em>Lassie Come Home<\/em> (1943)<\/a>. She&#8217;s positively luminous, if a bit overly dreamy for a young woman presumably focused enough to compete in such a major event. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor2-1024x759.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor2-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor2-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor2-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor2.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oscar-winning Revere is appropriately stoic as Velvet&#8217;s supportive mother, who knows first-hand what it means to chase a sporting dream despite all odds. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere.png 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Less engaging &#8212; though he tries hard &#8212; is Rooney as the troubled son of Revere&#8217;s former coach, who spends the entire film waffling between loyalty to Taylor&#8217;s family and a penchant for less savory pursuits. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Rooney3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Rooney3-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Rooney3-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Rooney3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Rooney3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Rooney3-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Rooney3-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Rooney3.png 1369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, one&#8217;s enjoyment of this film will depend on their tolerance for its folksy charm and feel-good storyline, as well as their overall love of anything horse-related. (Call me a wet blanket, but all I could think about was when Velvet would fall and get seriously hurt. Does she? I won&#8217;t say a word.)   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Watch for Angela Lansbury &#8212; the same year as her debut in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31131\"><em>Gaslight<\/em> (1944)<\/a> &#8212; in a small role as Velvet&#8217;s love-sick older sister. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Lansbury3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Lansbury3-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Lansbury3-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Lansbury3-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Lansbury3-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Lansbury3-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Lansbury3-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Lansbury3.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elizabeth Taylor as Velvet<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor3-1024x737.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor3-1024x737.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor3-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor3-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor3-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor3-375x270.png 375w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Taylor3.png 1401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Anne Revere as Araminty Brown<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere2-1024x756.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere2-1024x756.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere2-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere2-366x270.png 366w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Revere2.png 1385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine use of outdoor sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Outdoors2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Outdoors2-1024x759.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Outdoors2-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Outdoors2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Outdoors2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Outdoors2-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Outdoors2-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/National-Velvet-Outdoors2.png 1383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a one-time look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037120\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1944\/12\/15\/archives\/national-velvet-color-film-with-rooney-and-elizabeth-taylor-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/81813\/tnr-film-classics-national-velvet-february-5-1945\">New Republic Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/84601\/national-velvet\/#articles-reviews?articleId=12668\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/arts\/movies\/2014\/04\/national_velvet_anne_revere_s_araminty_brown_is_one_of_cinema_history_s.html\">Slate Article about Revere&#8217;s role<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gxc2AevS6FI\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I, too, believe that everyone should have a chance at a breathtaking piece of folly once in his life.&#8221; Synopsis: With the help of an itinerant trainer (Mickey Rooney) &#8212; and the blessing of her mother (Anne Revere) &#8212; the 12-year-old daughter (Elizabeth Taylor) of a small-town butcher (Donald Crisp) enters her horse, the Pie, in the Grand Nationals. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Angela Lansbury Films Clarence Brown Films Donald Crisp Films Elizabeth Taylor Films Horses Mickey Rooney Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39473\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39473"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81572,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39473\/revisions\/81572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}