National Velvet (TV series)
1960 American TV series or program
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National Velvet is an American drama television series that originally aired from 1960 to 1962 on NBC. Based on the 1935 novel and 1944 film of the same name, the series ran for a total of fifty-eight episodes.[1]
GenreDrama
StarringLori Martin
Ann Doran
Arthur Space
Carole Wells
Joey Scott
James McCallion
Ann Doran
Arthur Space
Carole Wells
Joey Scott
James McCallion
Theme music composerRobert Armbruster
ComposersFrank E. Anderson
Alexander Courage
Alexander Courage
| National Velvet | |
|---|---|
Lori Martin as Velvet Brown (1961) | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Starring | Lori Martin Ann Doran Arthur Space Carole Wells Joey Scott James McCallion |
| Theme music composer | Robert Armbruster |
| Composers | Frank E. Anderson Alexander Courage |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 58 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert Maxwell |
| Producer | Rudolph E. Abel |
| Cinematography | Lucien Andriot Stuart Thompson |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 18, 1960 – September 17, 1962 |
| Related | |
| National Velvet (novel) National Velvet (film) | |
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, 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.[citation needed]
Cast
- Lori Martin as Velvet Brown
- Arthur Space as Herbert Brown
- Carole Wells as Edwina Brown
- Joey Scott as Donald Brown
- Ann Doran as Martha Brown
- James McCallion as Mi Taylor
Guest stars
Episodes
Season 1 (1960–61)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Raffle" | Unknown | Unknown | September 18, 1960 | 6201 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Breaking" | Harry Keller | Claire Kennedy | September 25, 1960 | 6202 |
| 3 | 3 | "Chip" | Harry Keller | Claire Kennedy | October 2, 1960 | 6204 |
| 4 | 4 | "A Matter of Pride" | Unknown | Unknown | October 9, 1960 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Edwina's Escapade" | Harry Keller | S : John Elliotte & June Lee T : John Elliotte | October 16, 1960 | |
| 6 | 6 | "The Drought" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 1960 | 6203 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Canary" | Anton M. Leader | S : James Henerson T : Lawrence Menkin & James Henerson | October 30, 1960 | 6213 |
| 8 | 8 | "Mi's Girl" | Rudolph E. Abel | S : Claire Kennedy & Thelma Robinson T : Thelma Robinson | November 6, 1960 | 6212 |
| 9 | 9 | "Anniversary" | Gerald Schnitzer | S : James Henerson T : Jon Stone & Paul King | November 13, 1960 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Crisis" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1960 | |
| 11 | 11 | "The Barbecue" | Gerald Schnitzer | David Duncan & James S. Henerson | November 27, 1960 | |
| 12 | 12 | "The Milkman" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 1960 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Donald's Friend" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1960 | 6207 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Big Shot" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 1960 | |
| 15 | 15 | "The Quarrel" | Unknown | Unknown | December 25, 1960 | |
| 16 | 16 | "The Prize" | Victor Stoloff | Anne Howard Bailey | January 1, 1961 | |
| 17 | 17 | "The Star Wish" | Unknown | Unknown | January 8, 1961 | |
| 18 | 18 | "Teddy's Exam" | Victor Stoloff | S : Miriam Geiger & Claire Kennedy T : Kit Lukas | January 15, 1961 | |
| 19 | 19 | "The Colt" | Victor Stoloff | Claire Kennedy | January 22, 1961 | |
| 20 | 20 | "The Calf" | Victor Stoloff | Lawrence Watkin | January 29, 1961 | 6222 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Grudge Match" | Victor Stoloff | James S. Henerson | February 5, 1961 | |
| 22 | 22 | "The Fire" | Abner Biberman | Claire Kennedy | February 12, 1961 | 6226 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Sissy" | Abner Biberman | Anne Howard Bailey | February 19, 1961 | |
| 24 | 24 | "Grandpa" | Abner Biberman | John Furia, Jr. & Claire Kennedy | February 26, 1961 | |
| 25 | 25 | "Epidemic" | Frank McDonald | S : James S. Henerson T : Kit Lukas | March 5, 1961 | |
| 26 | 26 | "The Beauty Contest" | Frank McDonald | Gail Ingram Clement | March 12, 1961 | 6226 |
| 27 | 27 | "The Swindle" | Frank McDonald | S : Anne Howard Bailey & Claire Kennedy T : Anne Howard Bailey | March 19, 1961 | 6232 |
| 28 | 28 | "The Circuit" | Frank McDonald | Terence Maples | March 26, 1961 | 6230 |
| 29 | 29 | "The Riding Mistress" | Abner Biberman | Frank Gabrielson | April 9, 1961 | 6233 |
| 30 | 30 | "Grandpa Returns" | Abner Biberman | Claire Kennedy | April 16, 1961 | 6234 |
| 31 | 31 | "The Bridegroom" | Unknown | Unknown | April 23, 1961 | 6236 |
| 32 | 32 | "The Efficiency Expert" | Abner Biberman | James S. Henerson | April 30, 1961 | 6235 |
Season 2 (1961–62)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "The Pony" | Frank McDonald | Claire Kennedy | September 18, 1961 | 6240 |
| 34 | 2 | "The Lake" | Unknown | Unknown | September 25, 1961 | 6241 |
| 35 | 3 | "The Bully" | Unknown | Unknown | October 2, 1961 | 6243 |
| 36 | 4 | "The Fall" | Frank McDonald | Anne Howard Bailey | October 9, 1961 | 6249 |
| 37 | 5 | "Edwina's Elopement" | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 1961 | 6250 |
| 38 | 6 | "The Tramp" | Frank McDonald | Arnold Belgard | October 23, 1961 | 6244 |
| 39 | 7 | "Fortune Teller" | Frank McDonald | Margaret Armen | October 30, 1961 | 6248 |
| 40 | 8 | "Donald's Tonsils" | Frank McDonald | Cally Curtis & Dick Stenger | November 6, 1961 | 6254 |
| 41 | 9 | "The Outsider" | Frank McDonald | Richard Newman | November 13, 1961 | 6253 |
| 42 | 10 | "The Club" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1961 | 6258 |
| 43 | 11 | "The Desperado" | Frank McDonald | Lawrence Watkin | November 27, 1961 | 6245 |
| 44 | 12 | "The Experiment" | Frank McDonald | Ben Perry | December 11, 1961 | 6251 |
| 45 | 13 | "Terry" | Frank McDonald | Barbara Phipps | December 18, 1961 | 6256 |
| 46 | 14 | "The Haunted House" | Frank McDonald | Marie Baumer | December 25, 1961 | 6247 |
| 47 | 15 | "Stable Mates" | Unknown | Unknown | January 8, 1962 | |
| 48 | 16 | "Martha's Beau" | Unknown | Unknown | January 22, 1962 | |
| 49 | 17 | "The Scandal" | Frank McDonald | Peggy Phillips | January 29, 1962 | |
| 50 | 18 | "The Star" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1962 | |
| 51 | 19 | "The Test" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 1962 | |
| 52 | 20 | "The Feud" | Frank McDonald | Frank Gabrielson | February 19, 1962 | |
| 53 | 21 | "Jeopardy" | Frank McDonald | Anne Howard Bailey | February 26, 1962 | |
| 54 | 22 | "The Rogue Horse" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1962 | |
| 55 | 23 | "Mi's Citizenship" | Frank McDonald | Elroy Schwartz & Glenn Wheaton | March 12, 1962 | 6252 |
| 56 | 24 | "The Rumor" | Frank McDonald | Pat Falken Smith | March 19, 1962 | 6266 |
| 57 | 25 | "Ede's Bombshell" | Unknown | Unknown | March 26, 1962 | 6257 |
| 58 | 26 | "The Clown" | Unknown | Unknown | April 2, 1962 |
