The Story of Seabiscuit
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Produced by | William Jacobs |
| Written by | John Taintor Foote |
| Starring | Shirley Temple Barry Fitzgerald Lon McCallister |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | November 12, 1949 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Story of Seabiscuit is a 1949 American drama film directed by David Butler. The screenplay was written by John Taintor Foote. The film is a fictionalized account of the career of the racehorse Seabiscuit (1933–1947) with a subplot involving the romance between the niece (Temple) of a horse trainer (Fitzgerald) and a jockey (McCallister). The role of Seabiscuit was played by one of his cousins. Though shot in Technicolor, the film incorporates actual black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in races.
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[edit] Cast
- Shirley Temple as Margaret O'Hara
- Barry Fitzgerald as Sean O'Hara
- Lon McCallister as Ted Knowles
- Rosemary DeCamp as Mrs. Charles S. Howard
- Donald McBride as George Carson
- Pierre Watkin as Charles S. Howard
- William Forrest as Thomas Milford
[edit] Reception
The New York Times reviewer panned the film, stating, "the odds are that Seabiscuit's screen saga will prove an also-ran" and characterizing the subplot as "one of the season's dullest romances".[1] AMC critic Christopher Null agreed, writing, "The only actual reason to watch this film ... is the black and white footage of Seabiscuit's actual races".[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)". The New York Times. November 12, 1949. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9800E0D9113DE03ABC4A52DFB7678382659EDE&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes. Retrieved December 31, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Christoper Null. "The Story of Seabiscuit". AMC. http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/The-Story-of-Seabiscuit. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
[edit] External links
- The Story of Seabiscuit at the TCM Movie Database
- The Story of Seabiscuit at the Internet Movie Database
- The Story of Seabiscuit at AllRovi
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