The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
The horse that won the heart of a nation...
98 min
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
- Release date
- November 12, 1949
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- David Buttolph
- Budget
- $700,000
Trailer
Cast
- Shirley Temple as Margaret O'Hara
- Shirley Temple as Knowles
- Barry Fitzgerald as Shawn O'Hara
- Lon McCallister as Ted Knowles
- Rosemary DeCamp as Mrs. Charles S. Howard
- Donald MacBride as George Carson
- Pierre Watkin as Charles S. Howard
- William Forrest as Thomas Milford
- Joe Hernandez as Race Commentator
- Hal J. Moore as Race Commentator
- Clem McCarthy as Race Commentator
Crew
- David Butler · Director
- John Taintor Foote · Writer
- William Jacobs · Producer
- David Buttolph · Composer
- Wilfrid M. Cline · Cinematographer
- Irene Morra · Editor