
Feature film — 1949
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. Written by Ray Hamel
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Director: David Butler
On screen
Cast & crew

Shirley Temple
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles

Barry Fitzgerald
Shawn O'Hara

Lon McCallister
Ted Knowles

Rosemary DeCamp
Mrs. Charles S. Howard

Donald MacBride
George Carson

Pierre Watkin
Charles S. Howard

William Forrest
Thomas Milford
Hal J. Moore
Race Commentator
Clem McCarthy
Race Commentator

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Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy
Seabiscuit
Himself (archive footage)
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Seabiscuit (close-ups)
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