My Brother Talks to Horses

Name: My Brother Talks to Horses
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2010-06-01T10:31:04-07:00

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Release date: Feb 4, 1947

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Movie Info

In later years, director Fred Zinneman seldom referred to My Brother Talks to Horses as one of his career highpoints. Even so, this leisurely period comedy has its moments, most of them delivered by precocious Jackie "Butch" Jenkins as the title character. Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose (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. Meanwhile, Lewie's older brother John (Peter Lawford) carries on a romance with the lovely Martha (Beverly Tyler). An unexpected tragedy slows down the film in the home stretch, but otherwise My Brother Talks to Horses is a pleasant second-echelon MGM production.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Comedy
Directed By:

Fred Zinnemann
Written By:

Morton C. Thompson
In Theaters:

Feb 4, 1947 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 11, 2011
Runtime:

92 minutes
Studio:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Peter Lawford
as John S. Penrose

Edward Arnold
as Mr. Bledsoe

Charlie Ruggles
as Richard Pennington Roeder

Beverly Tyler
as Martha

Spring Byington
as Mrs. 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

Butch Jenkins
as Lewis Penrose

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Critic Reviews for My Brother Talks to Horses

All Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

MGM'S film from Morton Thompson's comic fantasy has the charming practicality of the original.

Oct 24, 2019 | Full Review…

Josephine O'Neill
Daily Telegraph (Australia)