Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘National Velvet’: Young Elizabeth Taylor Is Beyond Endearing

Film Critic

9/18/2020|Updated: 9/18/2020

Passed | 2h 3min | Drama, Family, Sport | 26 January 1945 (USA)

“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.

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Mark Jackson

Film Critic

Mark Jackson is the senior film critic for The Epoch Times and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Mark earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is featured in the book "How to Be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to films, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, rock-climbing, qigong, martial arts, and human rights activism.