Black Beauty (1946)
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Black Beauty, Anna Sewell's classic tale of a beautiful horse is adapted in a disappointingly flat fashion by independent producer Edward L. Alperson. Unlike the novel, which is told from the horse's point of view, the film concentrates on the animal's first owner, a young English girl… More Black Beauty, Anna Sewell's classic tale of a beautiful horse is adapted in a disappointingly flat fashion by independent producer Edward L. Alperson. Unlike the novel, which is told from the horse's point of view, the film concentrates on the animal's first owner, a young English girl (Mona Freeman). Raising the horse into a prize-winner called "Black Beauty," the motherless girl is thrown into a panic when Beauty disappears. She locates the horse in a barn that is about to catch fire; knocked unconscious, the girl is saved by the valiant Beauty. The film's script utilizes only one of the many episodes in Sewell's 1879 novel, and not the most fascinating one at that. Had Black Beauty been produced by 20th Century-Fox instead of merely being released by the studio, the film might have had the saving grace of Technicolor photography. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Max Nosseck
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 29, 1946 Wide
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Cast
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Mona Freeman
as Anne Wendon
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Richard Denning
as Bill Dixon
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Evelyn Ankers
as Evelyn Carrington
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Charles Evans
as Squire Wendon
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J.M. Kerrigan
as John
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Moyna MacGill
as Mrs. Blake
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Terry Kilburn
as Joe
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Thomas P. Dillon
as Skinner
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Arthur Space
as Terry
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John Burton
as Dr. White
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Olaf Hytten
as Mr. Cordon
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Leyland Hodgson
as Auctioneer
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Clifford Brooke
as Veterinarian
- Tom Dillon
