# Help identify this movie: Edible beer bottles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [April 24, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-edible-beer-bottles/963376 "2022-04-24T22:31:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-edible-beer-bottles/963376/1 "2022-04-24T22:31:19Z")
Many years ago, I saw a movie on TV. If I had to guess, I’d say it was made in the 1940s or perhaps 1930s. (I’m thinking the movie was in black & white, but given that my viewing of it predated broadly available color TV, who knows.) I think it was one of those madcap comedy romance movies. The only thing I really remember about it was that a supporting character was a bumbling inventor, the kind of guy whose inventions never quite work. This time he invented edible beer bottles, which appeared to actually work. Some of the other characters were excited about the concept. But by the end of course it turned out the bottles had some kind of fatal flaw. Any idea what movie this was? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-edible-beer-bottles/963376/2 "2022-04-24T22:38:41Z")
> **[My Brother Talks to Horses](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Brother_Talks_to_Horses)** > > My Brother Talks to Horses is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Peter Lawford, and Beverly Tyler. > Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose (Butch Jenkins) claims that he can converse with horses, and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is telling the truth, he attracts the interest of gambler Rich Roeder (Charles Ruggles), who needs a "sure thing" in the upcoming Preakness Stakes. Mea... Pretty sure it’s this. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-edible-beer-bottles/963376/3 "2022-04-24T22:54:49Z")
Good find and from the [IMDB reviews](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038761/reviews): > This is the type of film that was designed to leave the entire family with a smile on their faces and a kick in their step. It has a good story line of a family struggling to get by but who hold on to big dreams and create some strange inventions such as an **edible beer bottle** that just needs a bit more tweaking before going to market. ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-edible-beer-bottles/963376/4 "2022-04-24T22:56:55Z")
Thanks! I’ve wondering for years what movie it was. Should have known the Dope would give me an answer in less than 1/2 hour. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie-edible-beer-bottles/963376/5 "2022-04-24T23:22:45Z")
And you can see the bottles at: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xcNajG5fF3M/maxresdefault.jpg "Preview Clip | My Brother Talks to Horses | Warner Archive") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcNajG5fF3M)