“National Velvet” (1945) is one of those classic 1940s American films, like “Gone With the Wind” (1940) and “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1947), that get continually referenced in modern American culture because they struck chords that still reverberate.
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘National Velvet’: Young Elizabeth Taylor Is Beyond Endearing
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By Mark Jackson
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