The Story of Seabiscuit (Keep Case)
by David Butler
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Actor: Barry Fitzgerald, Donald MacBride, Lon McCallister, Rosemary DeCamp, Shirley TempleDirector: David Butler
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-02-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Story of Seabiscuit (Keep Case)
Movie Review: ebynum review
Summary: 4 Stars
I rate this movie great, because I love anything Mrs. Black (shirley Temple) was in the early years.
Summary of The Story of Seabiscuit (Keep Case)
Sixteen times out of the starting gate. Zero times in the Winner's Circle. Those were the humble beginnings of the undersized underdog bay colt who became one of the greatest thoroughbreds in horseracing history. With actual racing footage of "the Biscuit" The Story of Seabiscuit mixes fact and fancy into an endearing tale of rags-to-riches success. Shirley Temple plays the student nurse whose romance with the colt's jockey (Lon McAllister) is clouded by her fears about a sport in which a 100-pound rider must command 1000 pounds of thundering horseflesh. And Barry Fitzgerald charmingly scores as the trainer who sizes up the short-legged bulky-kneed colt and sees what no one else sees: the makings of a champion. The flag is up!Running Time: 93 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA UPC:?012569676725 Manufacturer No:?67672Although it blithely rewrites the history of a legendary race horse, The Story of Seabiscuit is still an appealing example of Technicolor entertainment from Hollywood's studio system. It wasn't unusual for contract players (in this case Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, and Lon McAllister) to play fictional characters in fact-based stories, since factual fidelity was often considered a secondary priority. That's why this blandly charming drama makes no mention of the legendary Seabiscuit's actual trainer Tom Smith or jockey Red Pollard, who were duly recognized in 2003's Seabiscuit, based on Laura Hillenbrand's historically accurate 2001 bestseller. McAllister plays a loose rendition of Pollard (including his accidental chest injury), wooing a race-phobic nurse (Temple) while "the Biscuit" is trained for championship by luck-of-the-Irish Fitzgerald. A bit quaint by modern standards, but ironically, this is the only movie that features the real Seabiscuit in action, since vintage race footage is included in the black-and-white newsreel interludes. Plus, a bonus featurette from 1946 offers a still-valid primer on the backstage details of horseracing. --Jeff Shannon
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