On Jan. 26, 1945 — 80 years ago Sunday — “National Velvet,” a children’s movie starring a 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp and Angela Lansbury opened in theaters nationwide.

Among her most celebrated films are «Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?», «Cat on a Hot Tin Roof» and «Cleopatra». Today, Elizabeth Taylor passed away aged 79 due to heart failure.

Two-fer box sets courtesy of Turner Classic Movies, both under $13 and from the 1940s, are true classics. First is Lassie Come Home and National Velvet, two beloved family films about the bonds ...

National Velvet is a horse picture with wide general appeal. The production also focuses attention on a new dramatic find - moppet Elizabeth Taylor. National Velvet is a horse picture with wide ...