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The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
Directed by David Butler
“The horse that won the heart of a nation...”
Drama, Family, Romance · 1h 33m
Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. Written by Ray Hamel
Cast
Shirley Temple
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
Barry Fitzgerald
Shawn O'Hara
Lon McCallister
Ted Knowles
Rosemary DeCamp
Mrs. Charles S. Howard
Donald MacBride
George Carson
Pierre Watkin
Charles S. Howard
William Forrest
Thomas Milford
H
Hal J. Moore
Race Commentator
C
Clem McCarthy
Race Commentator
Sugarfoot Anderson
Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy
S
Seabiscuit
Himself (archive footage)
S
Sea Sovereign
Seabiscuit (close-ups)
Crew
- Director
- David Butler
- Screenplay
- John Taintor Foote
Details
- Release date
- 1949-11-12
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama, Family, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget
- $700,000