The Story of Seabiscuit

The story

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 & crew

Shirley TempleMargaret O'Hara / Knowles

Barry FitzgeraldShawn O'Hara

Lon McCallisterTed Knowles

Rosemary DeCampMrs. Charles S. Howard

Donald MacBrideGeorge Carson

Pierre WatkinCharles S. Howard

William ForrestThomas Milford

Hal J. Moore

Hal J. MooreRace Commentator

Clem McCarthy

Clem McCarthyRace Commentator

Sugarfoot AndersonWalkin' Murphy, Milford's Boy

Seabiscuit

SeabiscuitHimself (archive footage)

Sea Sovereign

Sea SovereignSeabiscuit (close-ups)