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National Velvet
- Author
- Hollywood Playhouse
- Publisher
- Mr Punch Audiobooks
- Publish Date
- 1 July 2023
- Run Time
- 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Hollywood Playhouse
- Narrator
- Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp
- Duration
- 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 July 2023
- ISBN
- 9781900912716
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Mr Punch Audiobooks
- Genre
- Radio plays, scripts and performances, Riding, showjumping and horsemanship, Horses and ponies: general interest
Synopsis
The story of Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), the idealistic English farm girl with a passion for horses, who wins the spirited steed ‘Pie’ in the local town lottery. Her infectious enthusiasm encourages the embittered jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) to train the horse ‘Pie’ for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event. Recreated for radio with the original stars. This high-quality audiobook has been re-mastered and re-edited from the original radio broadcast.
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