My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Writer:

Morton Thompson (novel)

Stars:

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins, Peter Lawford, Beverly Tyler

Cast

Cast overview:
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins	...	Lewie Penrose
Peter Lawford	...	John S. Penrose
Beverly Tyler	...	Martha Sterling
Edward Arnold	...	Mr. Bledsoe
Charles Ruggles	...	Richard Pennington Roeder
Spring Byington	...	Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
O.Z. Whitehead	...	Mr. Puddy
Paul Langton	...	Mr. Gillespie
Ernest Whitman	...	Mr. Mordecai
Irving Bacon	...	Mr. Piper
Lillian Yarbo	...	Psyche
Howard Freeman	...	Hector Damson
Harry Hayden	...	Mr. Gibley

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

horse racing | claim in title | animal in title | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

Louie, My Brother Talked to Horses

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fred Zinnemann and producer, Samuel Marx, invited Morton Thompson, the author of the underlying material in his book 'Joe, the Wounded Tennis Player,' to a Projection Room screening of the first rough cut, which included 'Scene Missing" tags and ragged sound. When that first screening ended, Mort got up, never looked at either Zinnemann or Marx, and walked angrily out, slamming the door. Marx commented that obviously, authors do not need their written word to show their unhappiness.

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Connections

Referenced in Forecast (1945)

User Reviews

Spectacular!

i loved this movie! It was so cute and funny! Oh how i would love to see it again, i wish it were available on vhs or dvd!!!! The boy that talks to horses is so cute! He also played in National Velvet, a treasure of a movie too! What a joy it would be to see again! PLEASE!!!! GOD BLESS! : )