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The Story of Seabiscuit

Year:

1949

Duration:

98 min | USA:93 min (DVD version)

Genres:

Drama | Family | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

David Butler

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1949-11-12

Filming Locations: Burns Ranch, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Gertrude Astor

Shirley Temple

Margaret O'Hara

Barry Fitzgerald

Shawn O'Hara

Lon McCallister

Ted Knowles

Rosemary DeCamp

Mrs. Charles S. Howard

Donald MacBride

George Carson

Pierre Watkin

Charles S. Howard

William Forrest

Thomas Milford

Joe Hernandez

Race Commentator

Hal J. Moore

Race Commentator

Clem McCarthy

Race Commentator

Sugarfoot Anderson

Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy (as 'Sugarfoot' Anderson)

Seabiscuit

Himself (archive footage)

John Alvin

Announcer (uncredited)

Claudia Barrett

Nurse (uncredited)

Brandon Beach

Spectator (uncredited)

Walden Boyle

Reporter (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Racetrack Usher (uncredited)

Herman Cantor

Gus, the $8K Bidder (uncredited)

Dee Carroll

Nurse Alice Talbot (uncredited)

Bill Cartledge

Jockey George Woolf (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Railbird (uncredited)

Herschel Daugherty

Reporter (uncredited)

Marjorie Eaton

Miss Newsome (uncredited)

Ray Erlenborn

Cameraman (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

Spectator (uncredited)

Don Forbes

Fred Baker (uncredited)

Alan Foster

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Cal Frederick

Announcer (uncredited)

Terry Frost

Reporter (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Spectator (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Oscar - Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Bert Hanlon

Trainer (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Man at Auction (uncredited)

Lew Harvey

Buyer (uncredited)

Whitey Hughes

Jockey (uncredited)

Eugene Jackson

Stablehand (uncredited)

Bobby Johnson

Swipe (uncredited)

Edward Keane

The $15K Bidder (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Racetrack Spectator in Howards' Box (uncredited)

Lawrence LaMarr

Swipe (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Man at Auction (uncredited)

Charles Lind

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jack Lomas

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Cy Malis

Attendant (uncredited)

Charles Marsh

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Well-Wisher (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Frank Mitchell

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Buyer (uncredited)

William J. O'Brien

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Freckled Dice Game Participant (uncredited)

Ezelle Poule

Miss Finch (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgeway

Nurse (uncredited)

Clinton Rosemond

Swipe (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Spectator (uncredited)

James Simmons

Swipe (uncredited)

Emmett Smith

Porter (uncredited)

Joe Smith

Trainer (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Libby (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

Photographer (uncredited)

War Admiral

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gil Warren

Fred Baker - Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Howard Washington

Swipe (uncredited)

Ernest Wilson

Swipe (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Joe Wong

Wong the O'Hara's Cook (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Though shot in Technicolor, the film incorporates actual black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in races.

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The horse which plays Seabiscuit was a cousin to the real Seabiscuit.

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In the close-ups, Seabiscuit was played by Sea Sovereign, his son.

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Goofs

In the final scene at the winner's circle, an apparent newsreel cameraman is filming while cranking his camera - backwards. He pauses for a few seconds, starts to crank one way, then the other. Finally, he resumes cranking, this time in the correct direction.

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Seabiscuit's pre-Charles S. Howard silks are shown as green and white. Before Howard bought him Wheatley Stables owned Seabiscuit. Their silks were golden yellow with purple sleeves and cap.

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Quotes

George Carson, Head Trainer at Milford Farms: Eight thousand dollars and you advised me.

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Shawn O'Hara, Seabiscuit's Trainer: Listen, Ted, you just finished third on a colt that could have won.

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Charles S. Howard, Seabiscuit's Owner: We really got to go east and do some buying. I got my eye on one or two I think we can get.

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