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My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947Movie⏱️ 1h 32mApproved
ComedyRomance
6.1
IMDB Rating
294 votes

A classic film featuring a boy who is able to hear what the racehorses at the track are thinking. Using his knowledge of their moods, he figures out how well they will run, and tells his older brother who is going to win that day....

Director
Fred Zinnemann
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins, Peter Lawford, Beverly Tyler
Release Date
February 4, 1947
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
as Lewie Penrose
Peter Lawford
Peter Lawford
as John S. Penrose
Beverly Tyler
Beverly Tyler
as Martha Sterling
Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
as Mr. Bledsoe
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
as Richard Pennington Roeder
Spring Byington
Spring Byington
as Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
O.Z. Whitehead
O.Z. Whitehead
as Mr. Puddy
Paul Langton
Paul Langton
as Mr. Gillespie
Ernest Whitman
Ernest Whitman
as Mr. Mordecai
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Mr. Piper

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

thereminclaim in titleanimal in titlehorse racingbased on novel

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

A kind of Classic
by artzau2001-08-29
8/10

"Many films have been made on animal empathy and this is no different. Butch Jenkins was a kid star of the late 40s and had made several films with Margaret O'Brien in that genre. However, here we also get a young Peter Lawford in his pre-Rat Pack days as Butch's older brother. The story is a typical 1940s escapist tale about a kid (Butch Jenkins) who has special empathy with horses, hence, the title. It all comes down to the old theme of having a gift and losing it and then regaining it. We are given a hint of this running in the family when Peter Lawford goes down the street and..."

💡 Did You Know?

Final film of Florence Wright.

📖 Synopsis

A classic film featuring a boy who is able to hear what the racehorses at the track are thinking. Using his knowledge of their moods, he figures out how well they will run, and tells his older brother who is going to win that day....