"National Velvet" (1960) TV series

User Rating:

7.9/10   

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)

A simple , enjoyable program for kids

One of my all time favorite shows. It was just a simple, enjoyable program for kids about the daily experiences of an American farm girl at the beginning of the 1960s.

Lori Martin and the rest of the cast were great. As with George Reeves in the "Adventures of Superman", Lori provided a positive role model for the younger set. Shame there isn't more of it these days!

An even greater pity is the fact that Lori never pursued her acting career and has long since dropped out of sight. A quick search of the internet will reveal that one of our fellow "Lori watchers" has established a tribute website. Thanks to that person.

Anyway, she was a grand little performer - a kind of miniature Liz Taylor for the homework brigade.

Come back Lori. We, your rapidly graying fans, need you ! Hands up all those who would like to turn the clock back to 1960.