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, ...
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Title: The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
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Cast
| Complete credited 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 | |
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Joe Hernandez | ... | Race Commentator |
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Hal J. Moore | ... | Race Commentator (as Hal Moore) |
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Clem McCarthy | ... | Race Commentator |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Sugarfoot Anderson | ... | Walkin' Murphy - Milford's Boy (as 'Sugarfoot' Anderson) |
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Seabiscuit | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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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
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 November 1949 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A História de Um Vencedor See more »Filming Locations:
Santa Anita Park & Racetrack - 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, USA See more »Edit
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$700,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Narrator: [voice over narration] Here in Kentucky is the Blue Grass Country where champions are born. Black, beige and chestnut. Glorious creatures. Born to run and keep on running.
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(uncredited)
Music by Stephen Foster
Played during the opening scene
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Though shot in Technicolor, the film incorporates actual black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in races. See more »Goofs
In the final scene at the winner's circle, an apparent newsreel cameraman is filming while cranking his camera - backwards. He pauses for a few seconds, starts to crank one way, then the other. Finally, he resumes cranking, this time in the correct direction. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: [voice over narration] Here in Kentucky is the Blue Grass Country where champions are born. Black, beige and chestnut. Glorious creatures. Born to run and keep on running.
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My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night(uncredited)
Music by Stephen Foster
Played during the opening scene
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I remember this movie from my childhood and recently saw it on cable. What I don't understand is why do I remember this very forgettable film. It's really a loser. The horse(s) who played Seabiscuit get the highest acting credits from me. And Rosemary is always deCamp!