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Sixteen times out of the starting gate. Zero times in the Winner's Circle. Those were the humble beginnings of the undersized, underdog bay colt who became one of the greatest thoroughbreds in horseracing history.
With actual racing footage of "the Biscuit," The Story of Seabiscuit mixes fact and fancy into an endearing tale of rags-to-riches success.
Shirley Temple plays the student nurse whose romance with the colt's jockey (Lon McAllister) is clouded by her fears about a sport in which a 100-pound rider must command 1,000 pounds of thundering horseflesh. And Barry Fitzgerald charmingly scores as the trainer who sizes up the short-legged, bulky-kneed colt and sees what no one else sees: the makings of a champion. The flag is up!
Original Release
11/11/1949
US Release
11/11/1949
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Shirley Temple | Knowles / Margaret O'Hara |
Barry Fitzgerald | Shawn O'Hara |
Lon McCallister | Ted Knowles |
Rosemary DeCamp | Mrs. Charles S. Howard |
Donald MacBride | George Carson |
Pierre Watkin | Charles S. Howard |
William Forrest | Thomas Milford |
Joe Hernandez | Race Commentator |
Hal J. Moore | Race Commentator |
Clem McCarthy | Race Commentator |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shirley Temple | Knowles / Margaret O'Hara |
Barry Fitzgerald | Shawn O'Hara |
Lon McCallister | Ted Knowles |
Rosemary DeCamp | Mrs. Charles S. Howard |
Donald MacBride | George Carson |
Pierre Watkin | Charles S. Howard |
William Forrest | Thomas Milford |
Joe Hernandez | Race Commentator |
Hal J. Moore | Race Commentator |
Clem McCarthy | Race Commentator |
Sugarfoot Anderson | Walkin' Murphy - Milford's Boy / Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy |
Seabiscuit | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
John Alvin | Announcer |
Gertrude Astor | Oscar's Wife |
Claudia Barrett | Nurse |
Brandon Beach | Spectator |
Walden Boyle | Reporter |
Chet Brandenburg | Racetrack Usher |
Herman Cantor | Gus - $8K Bidder |
Dee Carroll | Alice Talbot - Nurse |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William Jacobs | Producer |