The Story of Seabiscuit

The Story of Seabiscuit
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Directed by	David Butler
Produced by	William Jacobs
Written by	John Taintor Foote
Starring	Shirley Temple Barry Fitzgerald Lon McCallister
Music by	David Buttolph
Cinematography	Wilfred M. Cline
Edited by	Irene Morra
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	November 12, 1949 (1949-11-12)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Story of Seabiscuit is a 1949 American drama film directed by David Butler and starring Shirley Temple. The screenplay was written by John Taintor Foote.

Though shot in Technicolor, the film incorporates actual black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in races, including the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap and the 1938 match race against rival War Admiral, which is still considered by many to be the greatest horse race of all time.

Summary

The film is a fictionalized account of the career of the racehorse Seabiscuit (1933–1947) with a subplot involving the romance between the niece (Temple) of a horse trainer (Barry Fitzgerald) and a jockey (Lon McCallister). The role of Seabiscuit was played by one of his sons, Sea Sovereign.

Cast

• Shirley Temple as Margaret O'Hara
• Barry Fitzgerald as Sean O'Hara
• Lon McCallister as Ted Knowles
• Rosemary DeCamp as Mrs. Charles S. Howard
• Donald McBride as George Carson
• Pierre Watkin as Charles S. Howard
• William Forrest as Thomas Milford

Reception

The New York Times reviewer panned the film, stating, "the odds are that Seabiscuit's screen saga will prove an also-ran" and characterizing the subplot as "one of the season's dullest romances". AMC critic Christopher Null agreed, writing, "The only actual reason to watch this film ... is the black and white footage of Seabiscuit's actual races".

See also

• Shirley Temple filmography

External links

• The Story of Seabiscuit at the TCM Movie Database
• The Story of Seabiscuit at IMDb
• The Story of Seabiscuit at AllMovie