American Experience Seabiscuit (Season 15, Episode 11)
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TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Seabiscuit (Season 15, Episode 11)

TV-G

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

He was boxy, with stumpy legs that wouldn't completely straighten a short straggly tail and an ungainly gait; though he didn't look the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when ...See moreHe was boxy, with stumpy legs that wouldn't completely straighten a short straggly tail and an ungainly gait; though he didn't look the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into a national hero. They were his fabulously wealthy owner Charles Howard, his famously silent and stubborn trainer Tom Smith and the two hard-bitten, gifted jockeys who rode him to glory. By following the paths that brought these four together and in telling the story of Seabiscuit's unlikely career, this film illuminates the precarious economic conditions that defined America in the 1930s and explores the fascinating behind-the-scenes world of thoroughbred racing. Scott Glenn narrates. Written by Anonymous See less

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Name	Known for
Scott Glenn Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Seabiscuit Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Seabiscuit (1939)
Laura Hillenbrand Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Seabiscuit (2003)
Farrell Jones Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Norah Christianson Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Red Pollard Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Gene Smith Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Jack Whitaker Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Deadly Heroes (1993)
War Admiral Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Seabiscuit (1939)
George Woolf Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Seabiscuit (1939)
Leonard Dorfman Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Helen Luther Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Billy Passmore Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Bobby Stephenson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Stagehand Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Ken Carpenter Self - Radio Announcer (archive sound) Self - Radio Announcer (archive sound) See fewer	Rhythm on the River (1940)
Agnes Conlon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Gelo Hall Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Clem McCarthy Self - Race Caller on Radio (archive sound) Self - Race Caller on Radio (archive sound) See fewer	The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
Colmon Elridge Sam Jr. (as Colmon Elridge III) Sam Jr. (as Colmon Elridge III) See fewer	Fighting the Fire (2024)