The Story of Seabiscuit

The Story of Seabiscuit
Directed by David Butler
Produced by William Jacobs
Written by John Taintor Foote
Starring Shirley Temple
Barry Fitzgerald
Lon McCallister
Music by David Buttolph
Cinematography Wilfred M. Cline
Edited by Irene Morra
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • November 12, 1949 (1949-11-12)
Running time
 98 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Story of Seabiscuit is a 1949 American drama film directed by David Butler and starring Shirley Temple in a semi-fictionalized account of racehorse Seabiscuit, the top money winner up to the 1940s. The screenplay was written by John Taintor Foote, uses the actual racehorse names, but changed the names of people involved.

Though shot in Technicolor, the film incorporates actual black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in races, including the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap and the 1938 match race against rival War Admiral, which is still considered by many to be the greatest horse race of all time.[1]

Summary

The film is a fictionalized account of the career of the 1930s racehorse Seabiscuit (1933–1947), with a subplot involving the romance between the niece (Temple) of a horse trainer (Barry Fitzgerald) and a jockey (Lon McCallister).

Production notes

The role of Seabiscuit was played by one of his sons, Sea Sovereign.

Cast

Reception

The New York Times reviewer panned the film, stating, "the odds are that Seabiscuit's screen saga will prove an also-ran" and characterizing the subplot as "one of the season's dullest romances".[2] AMC critic Christopher Null agreed, writing, "The only actual reason to watch this film ... is the black and white footage of Seabiscuit's actual races".[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  2. ↑ "The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)". The New York Times. November 12, 1949. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  3. ↑ Christoper Null. "The Story of Seabiscuit". AMC. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
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