Francis Goes to the Races

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Summaries

The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters.

Peter's been friends with Francis since Burma. Francis is a talking mule. He ends up being sent to the race tracks with Travers' race horses. Peter gets a ride there from Miss Travers. Francis tells Peter who's winning the horse race and he bets $10. FBI agents are suspicious as to how he knew. Miss Travers steps in and helps him. Peter gets a job with the Travers looking after the horses. With a big race coming up, Peter's problems with the FBI and a mob boss are not over.—Scott Filtenborg

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Keywords
  • psychotronic film
  • prologue
  • scene during opening credits
  • animal character name in title
  • francis the mule character
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Family
Release date Apr 30, 1951
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production companies Universal International Pictures (UI)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 28m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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