The Story of Seabiscuit

1949 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 910 VOTES · DIR. David Butler

The Story of Seabiscuit poster

Overview

Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. Written by Ray Hamel

Dialogue Timeline — 1,412 lines

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00:01:06 Here in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Country, where champions are born...
00:04:50 Must've been a black day in lreland when you left.
00:08:23 ...that when you kill a lovely lad and break the back of a fine horse...
00:12:35 -Yes, sir. -Got lots of daylight under him.
00:15:50 Shipping paddock.
00:19:23 Say, l think your niece is swell.
00:23:06 -Hello, Margaret. -Hello, Ted.
00:26:35 Come on! Come on, boy! Come on!
00:30:13 Here comes Pullman closing ground between horses.
00:34:06 You'll go with him?
00:37:57 ...smallish sort of colt with big knees, Seabiscuit.
00:42:59 -Margaret's in Los Angeles, isn't she? -Yes, she's a fully fledged nurse now.
00:47:09 Star Shadow in front by a length and one half.
00:52:01 No more, ever.
00:55:59 Woodbury is second, a head. Whichcee is third by a half-length.
00:59:52 Walk him up slowly, George. Give him his head when you hear the bell.
01:03:24 We won. We won.
01:08:18 They say a champion never comes back, but he was the exception.
01:12:13 Well, excuse me, l'm taking me lunch on the fly today.
01:16:24 And how did you happen to bring it along tonight?
01:20:16 You shouldn't have interrupted. l had the race all but won for you.
01:24:24 -Don't mention horses to me again. -lf you only listen, l'll explain.
01:28:35 ...By Golly is fourth, Seabiscuit is fifth, and Royal Crusader.
70:00:00 excited folks who've come...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,412
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:01:06
Final line70:00:00

Production Record

DirectorDavid Butler
LanguageEnglish
Budget$700,000
IMDb votes910