National Velvet (TV series)
| National Velvet | |
|---|---|
 James McCallion as the ex-jockey Mi Taylor with the horse King (1960) | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by |
Rudolph E. Abel Abner Biberman Harry Keller Anton M. Leader Frank McDonald Gerald Schnitzer Victor Stoloff |
| Starring |
Lori Martin Ann Doran Arthur Space Carole Wells Joey Scott |
| Theme music composer | Robert Armbruster |
| Composer(s) |
Frank E. Anderson Alexander Courage |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 58 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Robert Maxwell |
| Producer(s) | Rudolph E. Abel |
| Cinematography |
Lucien Andriot Stuart Thompson |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MGM Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 18, 1960 – September 17, 1962 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
National Velvet (novel) National Velvet (film) |
National Velvet is an American drama series that originally aired from 1960 to 1962 on NBC. Based on the novel and film of the same name, the series ran for a total of fifty-eight episodes.
Synopsis
National Velvet stars Lori Martin as Velvet Brown, a girl who lives on a dairy farm with her parents, Martha (Ann Doran) and Herbert Brown (Arthur Space), an ex-jockey Mi Taylor, played by Scottish actor James McCallion (1918-1991), her brother, Donald (Joey Scott), and sister, Edwina (Carole Wells). Velvet owned a thoroughbred stallion named King which she hoped would one day run in the Grand National Steeplechase.
Guest stars
Production notes
First aired at 8 p.m. Eastern on Sunday preceding The Tab Hunter Show and opposite CBS's The Ed Sullivan Show. National Velvet was switched for its second season to 8 p.m. Monday opposite CBS's sitcom Pete and Gladys, starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams, and the last half of ABC's Cheyenne western series starring Clint Walker.