National Velvet: cast and crew

• Clarence Brown † 1987 54 at release

Actors

8

Crew

1

Youngest at release

12 yearsElizabeth Taylor

Eldest at release

62 yearsDonald Crisp

• Mickey Rooney † 2014 Mi Taylor 24 at release Also in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
• Donald Crisp † 1974 Sr. Herbert Brown 62 at release Also in How Green Was My Valley (1941)
• Elizabeth Taylor † 2011 Velvet Brown 12 at release Also in The Flintstones (1994)
• Anne Revere † 1990 Mrs. Araminty Brown 41 at release Also in A Place in the Sun (1951)
• Angela Lansbury † 2022 Edwina Brown 19 at release Also in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
• Reginald Owen † 1972 Farmer Ede 57 at release Also in Mary Poppins (1964)
• William Austin † 1975 Reporter 60 at release
• Donald Curtis † 1997 American 29 at release Also in The Ten Commandments (1956)

The whole cast 8

1. Mickey Rooney Mi Taylor
2. Donald Crisp Sr. Herbert Brown
3. Elizabeth Taylor Velvet Brown
4. Anne Revere Mrs. Araminty Brown
5. Angela Lansbury Edwina Brown
6. Reginald Owen Farmer Ede
7. William Austin Reporter
8. Donald Curtis American

Production companies

Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Who plays Mi Taylor in National Velvet?

Mickey Rooney plays Mi Taylor.

Who plays Sr. Herbert Brown in National Velvet?

Donald Crisp plays Sr. Herbert Brown.

Who plays Velvet Brown in National Velvet?

Elizabeth Taylor plays Velvet Brown.

Who plays Mrs. Araminty Brown in National Velvet?

Anne Revere plays Mrs. Araminty Brown.

Who plays Edwina Brown in National Velvet?

Angela Lansbury plays Edwina Brown.

Who plays Farmer Ede in National Velvet?

Reginald Owen plays Farmer Ede.

Who directed National Velvet?

Clarence Brown.

How many actors are in National Velvet?

8 actors are credited, and 1 person in the crew.

• Angela Lansbury and Reginald Owen have worked together on 2 other films: Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945).

• Elizabeth Taylor and Anne Revere have worked together on one other film: A Place in the Sun (1951).

• Elizabeth Taylor and Angela Lansbury have worked together on one other film: The Mirror Crack'd (1980).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Elizabeth Taylor (20), Angela Lansbury (17) and Mickey Rooney (10).

• The cast’s average age at release is 38 (of the 8 actors whose birth date we know).