Francis Goes to the Races

1951 film by Arthur Lubin
Movie film Q2459734
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Summary

Francis Goes to the Races is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Francis Goes to the Races's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Francis Goes to the Races was directed by Arthur Lubin[4].
  • Oscar Brodney wrote the screenplay for Francis Goes to the Races[5].
  • Francis Goes to the Races's composer is recorded as Frank Skinner[6].
  • Francis Goes to the Races's genre is comedy film[7].
  • Francis Goes to the Races followed Francis[8].
  • Francis Goes to the Races was followed by Francis Goes to West Point[9].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Donald O'Connor[10].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Piper Laurie[11].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Cecil Kellaway[12].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Jesse White[13].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Vaughn Taylor[14].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Larry Keating[15].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Chill Wills[16].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Don Beddoe[17].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Peter Brocco[18].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Charles Sullivan[19].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was John Beradino[20].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Franklyn Farnum[21].
  • A cast member of Francis Goes to the Races was Fred Aldrich[22].
  • Francis Goes to the Races's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[23].
  • Francis Goes to the Races's director of photography is recorded as Irving Glassberg[24].
  • The original language of Francis Goes to the Races was English[25].
  • Francis Goes to the Races's color is recorded as black-and-white[26].
  • Francis Goes to the Races's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Francis Goes to the Races was directed by Arthur Lubin[4]. Oscar Brodney wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Donald O'Connor[10], Piper Laurie[11], Cecil Kellaway[12], Jesse White[13], Vaughn Taylor[14], and Larry Keating[15].

Publication

Francis Goes to the Races was published on January 1, 1951[28]. The original language of it was English[25]. Its genre is comedy film[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include horse[29] and horse racing[30].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Francis Goes to the Races followed Francis[8]. It was followed by Francis Goes to West Point[9].

Why It Matters

Francis Goes to the Races ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 168662
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  2. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → horse, horse racing
    Aliases → —
    Production designer → Bernard Herzbrun
    P14449 → 180617
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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