Black Beauty
A master picture - better than the book
NR 1921 · 70 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama
Anna Sewell's "autobiography" of a horse named Black Beauty is here expanded to include the adventures of the humans who surround the horse.
Directed by David Smith
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Jean Paige Jessie Gordon -
James Morrison Harry Blomefield -
George Webb Jack Beckett - B Bobbie Mack Derby Ghost (as Bobby Mack)
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John Steppling Squire Gordon -
Leslie T. Peacocke Lord Wynwaring -
Adele Farrington Lady Wynwaring -
Chick Morrison John Manly -
Mollie McConnell Mrs. Gordon -
Colin Kenny George Gordon - G Georgia French Flora Gordon
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Robert Bolder Vicar Blomefield
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