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Barry Fitzgerald, Donald MacBride, Lon McCallister

Although it blithely rewrites the history of a legendary race horse, The Story of Seabiscuit is still an appealing example of Technicolor entertainment from Hollywood's studio system. It wasn't...( read more  read more... ) unusual for contract players (in this case Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, and Lon McAllister) to play fictional characters in fact-based stories, since factual fidelity was often considered a secondary priority. That's why this blandly charming drama makes no mention of the legendary Seabiscuit's actual trainer Tom Smith or jockey Red Pollard, who were duly recognized in 2003's Seabiscuit, based on Laura Hillenbrand's historically accurate 2001 bestseller. McAllister plays a loose rendition of Pollard (including his accidental chest injury), wooing a race-phobic nurse (Temple) while "the Biscuit" is trained for championship by luck-of-the-Irish Fitzgerald. A bit quaint by modern standards, but ironically, this is the only movie that features the real Seabiscuit in action, since vintage race footage is included in the black-and-white newsreel interludes. Plus, a bonus featurette from 1946 offers a still-valid primer on the backstage details of horseracing. --Jeff Shannon

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Unrated, 93 min.

Directed by: David Butler (I)

Release Date: November 12, 1949

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DVD Release Date: July 8, 2003

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  • shchase2000
    July 25, 2009
    shchase2000
    Saw it before and really love her movies
  • thor4461
    June 5, 2007
    thor4461
    i liked it watching old movies
  • flyingpegasus
    May 10, 2007
    flyingpegasus
    absolutly gorgeous!!!!
  • lilnonsy
    February 19, 2007
    lilnonsy
    against a huge mungous racehorse and titchy there wins!!!
  • woulduaskpicasso2sellhisguitar
    January 27, 2007
    woulduaskpicasso2sellhisguitar
    I havent seen the Tobey Maguire version, and not interested in this version.
  • yibeicha
    January 3, 2007
    yibeicha
    I felt guilty watching this one because of the first few scenes. Wow, those were bad. If you make it through that, you can get to some good parts.
  • SarahJoyFrost
    December 4, 2006
    SarahJoyFrost
    Yeah, i'd like to see what this is!
  • JFGagne
    August 20, 2006
    JFGagne
    This was such an inspirational film, it's what got me where i am today, i loved it so much and i woudl recommend it to anyone, same as its remakes

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