Black Beauty

Told from the POV of Black Beauty himself, his birth and perception of humans are explored, but his first owner, a boy named Joe, is his most memorable.

Cast

Mark Lester

as Joe Evans

Walter Slezak

as Hackenschmidt

Peter Lee Lawrence

as Gervaise

Uschi Glas

as Marie Hackenschmidt

Patrick Mower

as Sam Greener

Maria Rohm

as Lady Anne

Eddie Golden

as Evans

Clive Geraghty

as Roger

John Hoey

as Muldoon

Patrick Gardiner

as O'Flaherty

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