My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)

Name: My Brother Talks to Horses
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1947-02-04
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins, Peter Lawford, Beverly Tyler, Spring Byington, Edward Arnold

My Brother Talks to Horses (1947), directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins and Peter Lawford.

02/04/1947 BR Comedy 1h 32m

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Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horses--and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is telling the truth, he attracts the interest of gambler Rich Roeder who needs a "sure thing" in the upcoming Preakness. Meanwhile, Lewie's older brother John carries on a romance with the lovely Martha.

Fred ZinnemannDirector

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My Brother Talks to Horses is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Peter Lawford, and Beverly Tyler.

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My Brother Talks to Horses is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Peter Lawford, and Beverly Tyler.

Plot

Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose (Butch Jenkins) claims that he can converse with horses, and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is telling the truth, he attracts the interest of gambler Rich Roeder (Charles Ruggles), who needs a "sure thing" in the upcoming Preakness Stakes. Meanwhile, Lewie's older brother John (Peter Lawford) carries on a romance with the lovely Martha (Beverly Tyler).

Cast

Jackie "Butch" Jenkins as Lewie Penrose

Peter Lawford as John S. Penrose

Beverly Tyler as Martha Sterling

Edward Arnold as Mr. Bledsoe

Charles Ruggles as Richard Pennington Roeder

Spring Byington as Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose

O.Z. Whitehead as Mr. Puddy

Paul Langton as Mr. Gillespie

Ernest Whitman as Mr. Mordecai

Irving Bacon as Mr. Piper

Lillian Yarbo as Psyche

Howard Freeman as Hector Damson

Harry Hayden as Mr. Gibley

Reception

The film was not a success at the box office, earning $733,000 in the US and Canada and $243,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $867,000.

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External links

My Brother Talks to Horses at IMDb

My Brother Talks to Horses at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Text from My Brother Talks to Horses on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Brother_Talks_to_Horses

Trivia

It premiered on February 4, 1947, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h32 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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What is My Brother Talks to Horses about?

My Brother Talks to Horses: Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horses--and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is telling the truth, he attracts the interest of gambler Rich Roeder who needs a "sure thing" in the upcoming Preakness. Meanwhile, Lewie'…

Who directed My Brother Talks to Horses?

My Brother Talks to Horses was directed by Fred Zinnemann in 1947.

Who stars in My Brother Talks to Horses?

The cast of My Brother Talks to Horses includes Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins, Peter Lawford, Beverly Tyler, Spring Byington and Edward Arnold.

How long is My Brother Talks to Horses?

My Brother Talks to Horses runs for 92 minutes, or 1h32.