Talk:National Velvet (film)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 07:08, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Who is the star?

Today's audiences might think that (as the article says) Elizabeth Taylor was the star. The poster says, "Starring Mickey Rooney, with Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor." Taylor was just beginning her film career. She plays the character who was the heroine of the book, but "bad boy makes good" Rooney was the film's main character and star. This article could use some work. Snezzy (talk) 19:49, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Tierney

We're told the film was delayed so Gene Tierney could play the lead, but there's no explanation of when or why Tierney was replaced.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Prestonmcconkie (talk • contribs) 11 July 2009‎

Tierney would have been 24 when this was filmed, far too old to play Velvet. This was the same year she appeared in Laura.[EDIT] Sorry, I hadn't yet read the passage this was referencing. I suppose it has since been rewritten to be clearer, as the article now plainly states that Tierney was offered the role in 1939, and left the project when filming was delayed. 12.233.147.42 (talk) 00:01, 10 February 2015 (UTC)