Review of National Velvet (1945) by Jon A — 28 Sep 2007

Her majesty (Liz Taylor) shows the start of her greatness in this film. brilliant.

This review of National Velvet (1945) was written by Jon A on 28 Sep 2007.

National Velvet has generally received very positive reviews.

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By John K (1,706) on 24 Dec 2008

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Loved this, realy this was my first introduction to elizabeth taylor and have been enamored by her work ever since, and who can't love mickey rooney…

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