---
title: 'Francis Goes to the Races (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Arthur Lubin'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/francis-goes-to-the-races-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043562/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Francis Goes to the Races (1951)

1951 · 88 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Francis Goes to the Races is a 1951 American Universal-International black-and-white comedy film produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Donald O'Connor, Piper Laurie and Cecil Kellaway. The distinctive voice of Francis the Talking Mule is a supplied by actor Chill Wills. The film is a sequel to the 1950 film Francis and the second of seven films in the franchise.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Arthur Lubin](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-lubin)
- **Screenplay:** [Oscar Brodney](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-brodney)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank Skinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-skinner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Irving Glassberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-glassberg)

## Cast

- [Don Beddoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-beddoe)
- [John Beradino](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-beradino)
- [Vaughn Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaughn-taylor)
- [Franklyn Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-farnum)
- [Piper Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/piper-laurie)
- [Jesse White](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-white)
- [Fred Aldrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-aldrich)
- [Charles Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-sullivan)
- [Chill Wills](https://cinepixo.com/people/chill-wills)
- [Peter Brocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brocco)
- [Cecil Kellaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-kellaway)
- [Larry Keating](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-keating)
- [Donald O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-o-connor)

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