DramaFamilyRomance

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

"The horse that won the heart of a nation..."

Credits

Shirley TempleMargaret O'Hara / Knowles

Barry FitzgeraldShawn O'Hara

Lon McCallisterTed Knowles

Rosemary DeCampMrs. Charles S. Howard

Donald MacBrideGeorge Carson