"National Velvet" (1960) TV series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

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)

Lori Martin and Carole Wells

I used to love this show. I had a bad crush on Carole Wells. I remember that beautiful smile at the beginning of the show. Those were really simple days. Neither Lori nor Carole have done much since the 70's, I wonder what ever happened to them. I have searched for the classic DVD's hoping one day to find a couple of shows, but to no avail.

The shows of the era were much simpler than today, the good vs. bad lines were clearly delineated and good always won. Velvet won every race even under insurmountable odds where she looked as if she was about to lose. Lori Martin was the Elizabeth Taylor of the era, a raven-haired-blue-eyed beauty. Other Liz Taylor's were Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) an Delta Burke.