National Velvet

Family drama in which a young Elizabeth Taylor, a twelve year old, wins a horse and trains it to enter England’s famed racing event, The Grand National, with the help of former jockey Mi Taylor; With the support of her family, the determined Velvet gets her lovely horse ready for the big day; Revere, who played Taylor’s mother, won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar; the film also won for film editing and was nominated for best director and cinematographer; Scenes were filmed at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, 9th and 10th fairways.

Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, & Anne Revere

Clarence Brown, MGM Films