The Story of Seabiscuit
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Written by | John Taintor Foote |
| Produced by | William Jacobs |
| Starring | Shirley Temple Barry Fitzgerald Lon McCallister |
| Cinematography | Wilfred M. Cline |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Story of Seabiscuit is a 1949 American drama film directed by David Butler and starring Shirley Temple. The screenplay was written by John Taintor Foote.
Though shot in Technicolor, the film incorporates actual black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in races, including the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap and the 1938 match race against rival War Admiral, which is still considered by many to be the greatest horse race of all time.[1]
Summary
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 (Barry Fitzgerald) and a jockey (Lon McCallister). The role of Seabiscuit was played by one of his sons, Sea Sovereign.
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
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".[2] 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".[3]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2730/The-Story-of-Seabiscuit/articles.html
- ^ "The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)". The New York Times. November 12, 1949. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) [dead link] - ^ Christoper Null. "The Story of Seabiscuit". AMC. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
External links
- The Story of Seabiscuit at the TCM Movie Database
- The Story of Seabiscuit at IMDb
- The Story of Seabiscuit at AllMovie
- The Story of Seabiscuit at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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