The young Elizabeth Taylor is captivating as Velvet Brown, an English country lass with a determined spirit and a passion for horses. She teams up with Mickey Rooney in a bid to win England’s Grand National Steeplechase with Velvet’s beloved horse Pi. This graceful film is both a truly classic horse story and a reminder never to give up your dreams.

• Written by Helen Deutsch, Theodore Reeves, based on the novel by Enid Bagnold. With Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere. (125 mins, Color, 35mm, From Warner Bros.)