The Story of Seabiscuit
movie

The horse that won the heart of a nation...
Released November 12, 1949
Overview
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
Cast

Shirley Temple
as
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles

Barry Fitzgerald
as
Shawn O'Hara

Lon McCallister
as
Ted Knowles

Rosemary DeCamp
as
Mrs. Charles S. Howard

Donald MacBride
as
George Carson

Pierre Watkin
as
Charles S. Howard

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

Sugarfoot Anderson
as
Walkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy
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Seabiscuit
as
Himself (archive footage)
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Sea Sovereign
as
Seabiscuit (close-ups)
