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.
Directed by Clarence Brown
countryside
england
horseback riding
horse race
human animal relationship
horse
jockey
horse racing
horse trainer
grand national
1920s
afi
sussex
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Mickey Rooney
Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Donald Crisp
Mr. Herbert Brown
Elizabeth Taylor
Velvet Brown
Anne Revere
Mrs. Araminty Brown
Angela Lansbury
Edwina Brown
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Donald Brown
Juanita Quigley
Malvolia 'Mally' Brown
Reginald Owen
Farmer Ede
Norma Varden
Miss Sims
Terry Kilburn
Theodore 'Ted'
Arthur Shields
Mr. Hallam
Aubrey Mather
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Crew
Clarence Brown
Director
Helen Deutsch
Screenplay
Herbert Stothart
Original Music Composer
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Clarence Brown
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Irene
Costume Supervisor
Popular Reviews
16 reviews
Pozie
7.0★ · 04/08/26
there’s nothing quite like the spirit of a young girl with a dream
there’s nothing quite like the spirit of a young girl with a dream
Alex Teichman
6.0★ · 01/23/26
Not sure how many child actors I have seen that are as charming and charismatic as Elizabeth Taylor. She’s just a wee little one.
Not sure how many child actors I have seen that are as charming and charismatic as Elizabeth Taylor. She’s just a wee little one.
emmydewPRO
6.0★ · 09/29/24
elizabeth taylor broke her back carrying this film (no fr she fell off a horse and broke her back)
elizabeth taylor broke her back carrying this film (no fr she fell off a horse and broke her back)
