in my opinion and national velvet be one of the top family classic of all time . it feature mickey rooney a ( mi taylor ) and elizabeth taylor a ( velvet brown ) . velvet win a race horse and name ( pie ) in a raffle . she fall in love with it right away . with the help of mi and an ex jockey and they train it to race in the grand national . after the jockey who be schedule to race pie back out at the last moment and mi convinces velvet to take his place . this be a well put together motion picture . fine storyline and top notch acting . the inner play between elizabeth and mickey be magical . this be a wonderful family picture expertly direct by clarence brown . the photography be stun . this be a movie you will enjoy for year to come . this picture be what make elizabeth taylor a household name . both mickey and elizabeth remain close after the film . they still send post card to each other after all these many year . one side note . elizabeth love the horse pie so much that the studio give it to her .