Review of National Velvet (1945) by Manny Farber for The New Republic — 30 Aug 2012
Pandro Berman, the producer, and Clarence Brown, the director, have made it into a conservatively exciting and engaging film whose chief virtue is its acting, especially a letter-perfect, beautifully felt performance by Mickey Rooney as the jockey.
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This review of National Velvet (1945) was written by Manny Farber and published by The New Republic on 30 Aug 2012.
National Velvet has generally received very positive reviews.
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