Favorite Childhood Movie: National Velvet (1944)

One of my favorite films as a kid was “National Velvet” which starred a 12 year old Elizabeth Taylor, along side Mickey Rooney. This child had a horse that she believed could win a race, if only she could ride him to victory. She entered the race and her horse won. But they disqualified her as the champion. Why? Because she was a girl and girls were not allowed to compete. Her spirit was not broken. She beamed with pride and joy. She was so proud of her horse because she proved that he could win the race and that together, they could be "the best that they could be". I loved that movie!!

For those who enjoying reading the book and watching the movie, this film was adapted from a book by the same name, written by Enid Bagnold.

In my humble opinion this movie is a timeless classic that children of every generation would enjoy; especially young girls.

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