The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
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
Director:
David Butler
Writer:
John Taintor Foote
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Shirley Temple as Margaret O'Hara / Knowles |
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Barry Fitzgerald as Shawn O'Hara |
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Lon McCallister as Ted Knowles |
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Rosemary DeCamp as Mrs. Charles S. Howard |
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Donald MacBride as George Carson |
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Pierre Watkin as Charles S. Howard |
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William Forrest as Thomas Milford |
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Hal J. Moore as Race Commentator |
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Clem McCarthy as Race Commentator |
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Sugarfoot Anderson as Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy |
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Seabiscuit as Himself (archive footage) |
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Sea Sovereign as Seabiscuit (close-ups) |
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War Admiral as Himself (archive footage) |
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Joe Wong as Wong the O'Hara's Cook |
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Ezelle Poule as Miss Finch |
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Joe Hernandez as Race Commentator |
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Libby |
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Dee Carroll as Alice Talbot - Nurse (uncredited) |
| Directing | David Butler | Director |
| Writing | John Taintor Foote | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karl Herlinger | Makeup Artist |
