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The Story of Seabiscuit (Keep Case) | 
 enlarge | Director: David Butler
Actors: Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Lon Mccallister, Rosemary Decamp, Donald Macbride
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 45586
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD67672D
ISBN: 1419817043
UPC: 012569676725
EAN: 9781419817045
ASIN: B000BRP4BC
Theatrical Release Date: November 12, 1949
Release Date: February 7, 2006
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Amazon.com
Although 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
Product Description
Horse trainer shawn ohara & his niece margaret come to america to escape the memory of margarets brothers accident. Working thoroughbreds in kentucky shawn takes a liking to a yearling named seabiscuit & fights to convince the horses owner that the tiny horse will become a top-notch racehorse. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/07/2006 Starring: Shirley Temple Run time: 93 minutes
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 ebynum review October 21, 2008
Essie Bynum (Durham, North Carolina)
I rate this movie great, because I love anything Mrs. Black (shirley Temple) was in the early years.
 Vehicle for Shirley Temple only May 11, 2008
Renoir
This is probably the worst horse racing film I've ever seen (another contender for that title is one about Black Gold that showed Anthony Quinn couldn't act worth a darn when he started out). There are almost no facts in it about Seabiscuit. The acting and writing is low-quality. The Irish trainer stuff is pure fiction. I wonder if most of the real people involved in Seabiscuit's life refused to sign releases, so they blatantly fictionalized them. The bizarre thing about this film was that it was made when most Americans knew Seabiscuit's story, so they had to know this was full of nonsense. This one isn't worth your time or money.
How Hollywood Would Not Let Facts Get In The Way Of A Script February 12, 2008
Mr. Richard D. Coreno (Berea, Ohio USA)
If you are simply in search of a factual account of the life and times of Seabiscuit, this is not the DVD to consider. But this 1949 release delivers on a variety of other tracks to make it a nice addition to the collection.
The movie includes rare race newsreel footage of Seabiscuit, is a great representative of Technicolor and has a script which features Shirley Temple.
The fictional story is of Thoroughbred trainer Shawn O'Hara (Barry Fitzgerald) and his niece, Margaret (Temple), who arrive in America after the death of her brother, who was a jockey. O'Hara is the trainer of the young, gangly Seabiscuit and tries hard to convince owner Charles Howard (Pierre Watkin) that he has a possible champion in his stable.
Meanwhile, Margaret falls in love with jockey Ted Knowles (Lon McCallister) and will marry him only if he gives up the sport. But Shawn O'Hara has a different plan; he feels Knowles aboard The Biscuit is a winning exacta and must convince his niece and Howard that his plan is the best for everyone.
Howard is the only real person portrayed in the story and - in actuality - was impressed enough in the potential of Seabiscuit to purchase him from a major stable, who was using the young runner as a hard-knocker, racing him as often as possible at a number of tracks.
A period piece when Hollywood would not let facts get in the way of a script, The Story of Seabiscuit enters the winner's circle by depicting triumph over tragedy and the fear brought on by self-doubt.
 better than the new February 8, 2008
L. Jans (Iowa)
love this movie! shirley temple is GREAT. i've often heard that she bombed as an actress once she grew up, this is great proof that she didn't. just started watching it one day on tcm, and i was hooked thru the rest of the movie. i only wish i had seen it earlier, probably would have been one of my favorite movies growing up!
The Story of Seabiscuit January 14, 2007
Rober B. Walker (Front Royal, Virginia USA)
An excellent movie for the whole family,with believable performances by the entire cast.this original is far better then the latest release.
*****stars
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