"National Velvet" (1960) TV series

Directors:

Rudolph E. Abel
Abner Biberman

Writers:

Marie Baumer (writer)
Arnold Belgard (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

18 September 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Plot:

Velvet Brown lives on a dairy farm with her parents Martha and Herbert, an ex-jockey, Mi Taylor, her brother Donald and her sister Edwina...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Lori Martin	...	Velvet Brown (54 episodes, 1960-1962)
Ann Doran	...	Martha Brown (54 episodes, 1960-1962)
James McCallion	...	Mi Taylor (54 episodes, 1960-1962)
Arthur Space	...	Herbert Brown (54 episodes, 1960-1962)
Carole Wells	...	Edwina Brown (54 episodes, 1960-1962)
Joey Scott	...	Donald Brown (54 episodes, 1960-1962)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

MGM Television

Movie Connections:

Version of National Velvet (1944)

I Wanted to Be Velvet

I was about the same age as Lori Martin when she starred in the TV version of "National Velvet" and I loved horses. I longed to be her, wanting my own horse, desperately. I even dressed like her, wearing blue jeans and checkered button-down shirts and sneakers. I wore my long ash-blond hair the way "Velvet" wore hers. I bought, and read and re-read dozens of times, the few comic books published that were related to the show.

I sat glued once a week to watch "....another lovable adventure of "National Velvet"...". I would then nag my Mom to take me to our local riding stable the next day so I could be Velvet for that one precious hour of a trail ride.

I am now a middle-aged woman who is lucky enough to own three wonderful horses. And every time I saddle one of them up and get ready to ride, I remember how I felt when I watched this wonderful program...that exhilarating feeling that I will never lose, thanks to "National Velvet". I just wish the shows were available on DVD or even on video, I would buy every one of them!