The Story of Seabiscuit

1h 33min

Drama

Family

Romance

Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. Written by Ray Hamel

Cast

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

Shawn O'Hara
Lon McCallister

Lon McCallister

Ted Knowles
Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

Mrs. Charles S. Howard
Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

George Carson
Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Charles S. Howard
William Forrest

William Forrest

Thomas Milford
Hal J. Moore

Hal J. Moore

Race Commentator
Clem McCarthy

Clem McCarthy

Race Commentator
Sugarfoot Anderson

Sugarfoot Anderson

Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy
Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

Himself (archive footage)
Sea Sovereign

Sea Sovereign

Seabiscuit (close-ups)
War Admiral

War Admiral

Himself (archive footage)
Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Wong the O'Hara's Cook
Ezelle Poule

Ezelle Poule

Miss Finch
Joe Hernandez

Joe Hernandez

Race Commentator
Dee Carroll

Dee Carroll

Alice Talbot - Nurse (uncredited)

Release date

12th Nov 1949

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English