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Director:
Fred Zinnemann
Writer:
Morton Thompson (novel)
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Release Date:
4 February 1947 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
User Comments:
Still great! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins ... Lewie Penrose
Peter Lawford ... John S. Penrose
Beverly Tyler ... Martha
Edward Arnold ... Mr. Bledsoe
Charles Ruggles ... Richard Pennington Roeder
Spring Byington ... Mrs. 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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Louie, My Brother Talked to Horses (USA) (working title)
My Brother Who Talks to Horses (USA) (promotional title)
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #11734)

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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. This was Zinnemann's first American picture. 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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Forecast (1945) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Still great!, 7 September 2001
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Author: Shannon from Illinois, USA

I saw this film once as a kid, but couldn't remember the title. I caught it by accident this morning and was pleasantly surprised. It was actually more enjoyable than I remembered.

The story is sweet and not unfamiliar: a family lives in Baltimore at the turn of the century. Papa has passed away so Mama takes in boarders. The elder son (John) is very serious and takes care of his mother and younger brother (Lewie) by working at the bank. Of course, John has a fiancée whose plans for marriage keep getting put on the back burner.

The characters are very colorful: Lewie can communicate with horses. The mother is very innocent and thinks nothing of Lewie's horse chats because she sees supernatural things herself. The boarder (Mr. Puddy) is an inventor working on a beer bottle made from pretzel flour ("Eat a little, drink a little" he says wistfully). During dinner (Mama makes things like Kelp Soup) explosions are heard coming from Mr. Puddy's room. No one mentions it.

The dialogue and characters are reminiscent of "Arsenic and Old Lace", only they seem more natural. In my favorite scene Lewie is getting his back tickled by his mom. They're just having a very natural conversation and every time his mom stops tickling, he says, "More, more". I've played that scene in real life with my mom when I was little and now with my daughter. You don't see scenes like that in movies made today!

Being set in Baltimore, the story ends with a scene at Preakness, but I definitely don't want to give it away. I just want to encourage everyone to watch this film if you never have. It'll make you happy!

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