Francis Goes to the Races

Francis Goes to the Races is a 1951 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin, that stars Donald O'Connor, Piper Laurie, and Cecil Kellaway. The distinctive voice of Francis is a voice-over by actor Chill Wills. This is a sequel to Universal-International's 1950 film Francis. Plot Francis the Talking Mule and his sidekick Peter Sterling visit Colonel Travers and his granddaughter on their family horse farm. Peter soon finds himself involved in the world of horse racing and a crime boss and his men trying to "fix" races involving the Travers' horses. Cast Donald O'Connor as Peter Stirling Piper Laurie as Frances Travers Cecil Kellaway as Colonel Travers Jesse White as Frank Damer Barry Kelley as 'Square Deal' Mallory Hayden Rorke as Rogers Vaughn Taylor as Harrington Larry Keating as Head Steward