It's fondly remembered as the film that gave young Elizabeth Taylor her first major role at the age of 12, though let's not forget the natural appeal of the horses, or her co-star Mickey Rooney.

Elizabeth Taylor had quite the life ... Her breakout came in National Velvet, as a female horse-rider who longs to compete in the Grand National steeplechase (which is male-only); this is a ...

Elizabeth Taylor became a star portraying a young British girl who wins an unruly horse in a lottery and gets help from a former jockey in training it to run in England's prestigious Grand ...

Elizabeth Taylor is one of the world’s most beloved actresses. Making her big screen debut in 1942’s There’s One Born Every Minute, Taylor went on to star in films such as National Velvet ...

Show more Profile drawn from Elizabeth Taylor's visit to Britain ... From her early days as a child star in Lassie Come Home and National Velvet to becoming the century's biggest star of all ...

"I was always drawn to Elizabeth Taylor," says Kim Kardashian ... when she was seven - and had her first hit film with ...

"I was always drawn to Elizabeth Taylor," says Kim Kardashian ... when she was seven - and had her first hit film with National Velvet at the age of 12. She went on to be the first actress ...