Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
Director:
Arthur Lubin
Actors:
Peter Stirling
Frances Travers
Colonel Travers
Frank Damer
Roy Square Deal Mallory
Rating:
(680 votes)
(680 votes)
Quote:
« Francis the Talking Mule: By the tail of my Great Aunt Regret, I oughta kick your teeth in!
»
Runtime:88 minutes
Plots:
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.
