The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
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62% of users liked it
(1,362 ratings)
The racehorse Seabiscuit really existed, but this is not his true story -- this is a romance and centers on lovely Margaret O'Hara (Shirley Temple), an Irish lass who comes to cheer on her uncle Shawn O'Hara's (Barry Fitzgerald) horse during the big races and ends up falling in love with… More The racehorse Seabiscuit really existed, but this is not his true story -- this is a romance and centers on lovely Margaret O'Hara (Shirley Temple), an Irish lass who comes to cheer on her uncle Shawn O'Hara's (Barry Fitzgerald) horse during the big races and ends up falling in love with handsome jockey Ted Knowles (Lon McCallister). He asks for her hand, but she will only marry him if he gives up racing because she is still mourning the death of her brother, who was also a jockey. Ted is torn because he loves her, but he also wants to ride her uncle's horse Seabiscuit to victory. Her uncle convinces him to ride and then engineers matters so that his niece will still marry Ted. The film includes footage of the real Seabiscuit winning two different races during the 1940s. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Butler (I), David Butler
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 12, 1949 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Well, it's a lot shorter than the recent self-important version of the story.
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Cast
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Shirley Temple
as Margaret O'Hara
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Barry Fitzgerald
as Shawn O'Hara
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Lon McCallister
as Ted Knowles
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Rosemary De Camp
as Mrs. Charles S. Howard
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Donald MacBride
as George Carson
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Pierre Watkin
as Charles S. Howard
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William Forrest
as Thomas Millford
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Sugarfoot Anderson
as Murphy
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Gertrude Astor
as Wife
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William J. Cartledge
as Jockey George Woolf
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Creighton Hale
as Husband
- Lew Harvey
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Herman Kantor
as Buyer
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Edward Keane
as Buyer
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Forbes Murray
as Buyer
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James Simmons
as Swipe
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Alan Foster
as Spectator
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Ray Erlenborn
as Cameraman
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Gil Warren
as Radio Announcer
- Rosemary DeCamp
- Sugar Foot Anderson
