Other mistake: In the book, the horse is called "The Pie" because it is a piebald, which is a white horse with black spots. The horse used in the movie is not.
National Velvet (1944)
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Directed by: Clarence Brown
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere
Continuity mistake: When Velvet and her mother are sitting and talking in the attic, her mother pours some gold coins into Velvet's lap. Velvet is sitting back on her feet, but a few seconds later, she raises up on her knees to hug her mother. The coins should go spilling everywhere, but we never see or hear them.
Mrs. Brown: What's the meaning of goodness if there isn't a little badness to overcome?
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