National Velvet (TV series)
National Velvet is an American drama 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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution |
| 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) |
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.[2]
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
Episodes
Season 1 (1960–61)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Raffle" | TBA | TBA | September 18, 1960 | 6201 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Breaking" | TBA | TBA | September 25, 1960 | 6202 |
| 3 | 3 | "Chip" | TBA | TBA | October 2, 1960 | 6204 |
| 4 | 4 | "A Matter of Pride" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 1960 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Edwina's Escapade" | TBA | TBA | October 16, 1960 | |
| 6 | 6 | "The Drought" | TBA | TBA | October 23, 1960 | 6203 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Canary" | TBA | TBA | October 30, 1960 | 6213 |
| 8 | 8 | "Mi's Girl" | TBA | TBA | November 6, 1960 | 6212 |
| 9 | 9 | "Anniversary" | TBA | TBA | November 13, 1960 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Crisis" | TBA | TBA | November 20, 1960 | |
| 11 | 11 | "The Barbecue" | TBA | TBA | November 27, 1960 | |
| 12 | 12 | "The Milkman" | TBA | TBA | December 4, 1960 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Donald's Friend" | TBA | TBA | December 11, 1960 | 6207 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Big Shot" | TBA | TBA | December 18, 1960 | |
| 15 | 15 | "The Quarrel" | TBA | TBA | December 25, 1960 | |
| 16 | 16 | "The Prize" | TBA | TBA | January 1, 1961 | |
| 17 | 17 | "The Star Wish" | TBA | TBA | January 8, 1961 | |
| 18 | 18 | "Teddy's Exam" | TBA | TBA | January 15, 1961 | |
| 19 | 19 | "The Colt" | Victor Stoloff | Claire Kennedy | January 22, 1961 | |
| 20 | 20 | "The Calf" | TBA | TBA | January 29, 1961 | 6222 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Grudge Match" | TBA | TBA | February 5, 1961 | |
| 22 | 22 | "The Fire" | TBA | TBA | February 12, 1961 | 6226 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Sissy" | TBA | TBA | February 19, 1961 | |
| 24 | 24 | "Grandpa" | TBA | TBA | February 26, 1961 | |
| 25 | 25 | "Epidemic" | TBA | TBA | March 5, 1961 | |
| 26 | 26 | "The Beauty Contest" | TBA | TBA | March 12, 1961 | 6226 |
| 27 | 27 | "The Swindle" | TBA | TBA | March 19, 1961 | 6232 |
| 28 | 28 | "The Circuit" | TBA | TBA | March 26, 1961 | 6230 |
| 29 | 29 | "The Riding Mistress" | TBA | TBA | April 9, 1961 | 6233 |
| 30 | 30 | "Grandpa Returns" | TBA | TBA | April 16, 1961 | 6234 |
| 31 | 31 | "The Bridegroom" | TBA | TBA | April 23, 1961 | 6236 |
| 32 | 32 | "The Efficiency Expert" | TBA | TBA | April 30, 1961 | 6235 |
Season 2 (1961–62)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "The Pony" | TBA | TBA | September 18, 1961 | 6240 |
| 34 | 2 | "The Lake" | TBA | TBA | September 25, 1961 | 6241 |
| 35 | 3 | "The Bully" | TBA | TBA | October 2, 1961 | 6243 |
| 36 | 4 | "The Fall" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 1961 | 6249 |
| 37 | 5 | "Edwina's Elopement" | TBA | TBA | October 16, 1961 | 6250 |
| 38 | 6 | "The Tramp" | TBA | TBA | October 23, 1961 | 6244 |
| 39 | 7 | "Fortune Teller" | TBA | TBA | October 30, 1961 | 6248 |
| 40 | 8 | "Donald's Tonsils" | TBA | TBA | November 6, 1961 | 6254 |
| 41 | 9 | "The Outsider" | TBA | TBA | November 13, 1961 | 6253 |
| 42 | 10 | "The Club" | TBA | TBA | November 20, 1961 | 6258 |
| 43 | 11 | "The Desperado" | TBA | TBA | November 27, 1961 | 6245 |
| 44 | 12 | "The Experiment" | TBA | TBA | December 11, 1961 | 6251 |
| 45 | 13 | "Terry" | TBA | TBA | December 18, 1961 | 6256 |
| 46 | 14 | "The Haunted House" | TBA | TBA | December 25, 1961 | 6247 |
| 47 | 15 | "Stable Mates" | TBA | TBA | January 8, 1962 | |
| 48 | 16 | "Martha's Beau" | TBA | TBA | January 22, 1962 | |
| 49 | 17 | "The Scandal" | TBA | TBA | January 29, 1962 | |
| 50 | 18 | "The Star" | TBA | TBA | February 5, 1962 | |
| 51 | 19 | "The Test" | TBA | TBA | February 12, 1962 | |
| 52 | 20 | "The Feud" | TBA | TBA | February 19, 1962 | |
| 53 | 21 | "Jeopardy" | TBA | TBA | February 26, 1962 | |
| 54 | 22 | "The Rogue Horse" | TBA | TBA | March 5, 1962 | |
| 55 | 23 | "Mi's Citizenship" | TBA | TBA | March 12, 1962 | 6252 |
| 56 | 24 | "The Rumor" | TBA | TBA | March 19, 1962 | 6266 |
| 57 | 25 | "Ede's Bombshell" | TBA | TBA | March 26, 1962 | 6257 |
| 58 | 26 | "The Clown" | TBA | TBA | April 2, 1962 |
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.
References
- Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 367–369. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- "National Velvet". TV.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
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