The Story of Seabiscuit
1949 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 910 VOTES · DIR. David Butler
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...
00:04:44 Thank you, sir. You're Mr. Millford?
00:08:01 They failed to clear it, and Blackwatch was down with Danny under.
00:12:00 Why, you old fox.
00:15:24 Well, can you beat that?
00:18:37 Why not?
00:22:12 Well, O'Hara held him out of the shipment.
00:25:40 ...over a full year against my advice. Shawn's agreed if he's wrong...
00:29:12 That friend of yours is on the Biscuit. Ted Knowles.
00:32:22 l'm not touching it. Take it away. Take it out of me sight!
00:36:12 Gentlemen, this is the last consignment of the evening and a good one.
00:40:17 The next time you start with him, take him to the front if you can.
00:45:08 You're me niece, right enough, and surely l'm from lreland.
00:49:22 Stay five minutes longer, please. l want to see Ms. Newsome.
00:54:03 -Plenty of speed here. -We'll take care of that.
00:57:42 Mr. Howard, l'll win this race with him next year. l promise you that.
01:01:29 ...one of the outstanding horse races of all time.
01:05:28 -Tom, get the bed. -Yes, sir.
01:09:41 ...but now l know that so long as he can draw breath, you can't finish him.
01:13:11 He sits there all comfortable, holding his girl's hand. lf he has one.
01:17:34 Hey, you can't say that, George. You can't let me down.
01:21:00 ...because you're a headstrong young bucko with a will of your own.
01:24:56 Because as promised, it would have led to the lad's ruination.
01:29:12 Into the backstretch, it's Whichcee in front by one length...
Cast & Characters
Shirley Temple
Margaret O'Hara
Shirley Temple
Knowles
Barry Fitzgerald
Shawn O'Hara
Lon McCallister
Ted Knowles
Rosemary DeCamp
Mrs. Charles S. Howard
Donald MacBride
George Carson
Pierre Watkin
Charles S. Howard
William Forrest
Thomas Milford
Joe Hernandez
Race Commentator
Hal J. Moore
Race Commentator
Clem McCarthy
Race Commentator
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,412
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:01:06
Final line01:29:12
Production Record
DirectorDavid Butler
LanguageEnglish
Budget$700,000
IMDb votes910